Category Archives: Canadian Press
Civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker dies; worked beside MLK
CHESTER, Va. - The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a leader in the civil rights movement who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. assemble his famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” has died. He w...
Jan 23, 2018
Suit alleges Motel 6 discriminated against Latino customers
PHOENIX - A civil rights group alleges that Motel 6 discriminated against some Latino customers at two locations in Phoenix by giving their whereabouts and personal information to U.S. immigration age...
Jan 23, 2018
MPR releases more details of allegations against Keillor
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Public Radio has provided additional details of allegations of sexual harassment against humorist Garrison Keillor, saying his alleged conduct went well beyond his account in N...
Jan 23, 2018
Music firms sue to keep hit songs off fitness streaming app
ATLANTA - Some of the nation’s largest recording studios have joined forces in an effort to stop a music streaming service aimed at fitness enthusiasts from using songs by Beyonce, Justin Bieber...
Jan 23, 2018
Morrison makes history as 1st female cinematography nominee
LOS ANGELES - “Mudbound” cinematographer Rachel Morrison can tell you that making history isn’t always glamorous. The 39-year-old was waiting in line at the airport and cradling a sl...
Jan 23, 2018
Toronto FC re-signs Eriq Zavaleta, retaining free-agent defender
TORONTO - MLS champion Toronto FC confirmed the re-signing of defender Eriq Zavaleta to a multi-year deal on Tuesday. The news was hardly a surprise. Coach Greg Vanney said Monday that finishing off t...
Jan 23, 2018
University of Calgary talks to student guilty of sex charge about studies
CALGARY - The University of Calgary says it’s talking to a student who pleaded guilty to a sex charge about options to pursue his studies. Connor Neurauter was sentenced earlier this month to 90...
Jan 23, 2018
Port Alberni woman recalls fleeing 1964 tsunami in rowboat after quake
VICTORIA - Lea Gardner remembers getting in a rowboat with her husband, three young children and the family dog to flee a tsunami that hit British Columbia 54 years ago. But the 83-year-old Port Alber...
Jan 23, 2018
Warm weather melts plans to build ice bridge over Yukon River at Dawson City
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Unseasonably warm weather in Yukon is cold comfort for residents of Dawson City who depend on an ice bridge across the Yukon River to connect the community during the winter month...
Jan 23, 2018
Cara's ready for U.S. and Canadian expansion after the Keg's purchase
TORONTO - Cara Operations Ltd. is beefing up its already large presence in the Canadian restaurant business with a $200-million acquisition of Keg Restaurants Ltd., a move that could help take a bigge...
Jan 23, 2018