Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cosby jokes in 1st show since 2015 he 'used to be' comedian
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, joking that he “used to be a comedian” and playing with a jazz band in his...
Jan 23, 2018
Tsunami fears send people in B.C. to higher ground; warning ends after quake
VANCOUVER - Sirens and officials banging on doors roused people from their sleep in the middle of the night Tuesday in British Columbia as a tsunami warning was issued along a large swath of the provi...
Jan 23, 2018
In the news today, Jan. 23
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 23 --- PM TRUDEAU TO SPEAK AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he...
Jan 23, 2018
Trudeau promotes women's rights during Davos speech
DAVOS, Switzerland - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hailed Canada as an example for the world to follow as he urged the international community on Tuesday to do more to promote women’s rights and...
Jan 23, 2018
South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG - Hugh Masekela, the legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist, has died after a decade-long fight with cancer. He was 78. Often called the “Father of South ...
Jan 23, 2018
Russia says Ahn among top athletes barred from Olympics
MOSCOW - Several of Russia’s top medal hopes for next month’s Olympics, including six-time short-track speedskating gold medallist Viktor Ahn, have been barred from the Pyeongchang Games a...
Jan 23, 2018
UK regulator says Fox takeover of Sky not in public interest
LONDON - British regulators said Tuesday that 21st Century Fox’s takeover of London-based pay TV company Sky is not in the public interest because it would give Rupert Murdoch too much control o...
Jan 23, 2018
Canada's Dabrowski and China's Xu out of Australian Open women's doubles
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Xu Yifan were upset in three sets by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina on Tuesday in the quarterfinal of the women̵...
Jan 23, 2018
Ex-sports doctor's victims draw strength from each other
LANSING, Mich. - Clasina Syrovy would change the subject whenever someone asked if she knew former sports doctor Larry Nassar or mentioned news coverage of the unfolding scandal over his sexual abuse ...
Jan 22, 2018
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Colorado 4 Toronto 2 Minnesota 3 Ottawa 1 Buffalo 2 Calgary 1 (OT) Detroit 3 New Jersey 0 Tampa Bay 2 Chicago 0 Arizona 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 (OT) — NBA Charlotte 112 Sacra...
Jan 22, 2018