Category Archives: Canadian Press
Theatre star Albert Schultz resigns amid sex assault allegations: Soulpepper
TORONTO - The renowned co-founder of one of the country’s leading theatre companies resigned Thursday, just days after four actresses alleged in lawsuits that he had sexually harassed them with ...
Jan 4, 2018
Lac-Megantic trial:one defence lawyer distances client from railway company
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The lawyer for one of three men charged with criminal negligence in the deadly Lac-Megantic train derailment tried to distance his client Thursday from the railway at the heart of t...
Jan 4, 2018
3 cars on Amtrak train with 311 passengers derail, none hurt
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Three cars on an Amtrak train carrying more than 300 passengers on a route from Miami to New York derailed in snow-covered Savannah after a fierce winter storm, but no injuries were re...
Jan 4, 2018
Hip problem forces 5-time finalist Murray out of Aussie Open
Andy Murray needed only a couple of days in Australia to realize the hip problem that has kept him out of competitive tennis since Wimbledon was not going to improve in time for the season’s fir...
Jan 3, 2018
Athanasiou scores 6 seconds into OT, Detroit tops Ottawa 2-1
DETROIT - With record speed, the Detroit Red Wings finally won in overtime. Andreas Athanasiou scored six seconds into the extra period to give Detroit a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednes...
Jan 3, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Detroit 2 Ottawa 1 (OT) Chicago 5 NY Rangers 2 — AHL Belleville 3 Binghamton 2 (SO) Toronto 5 Laval 2 W-B/Scranton 3 Bridgeport 2 (OT) Grand Rapid...
Jan 3, 2018
CFIA expands recall of caviar products in Quebec and Ontario
OTTAWA - Federal health authorities have expanded previous recalls of caviar to include more products because they may cause botulism. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Montreal-based Imperial ...
Jan 3, 2018
China tries Tibetan language advocate featured in NY Times
BEIJING - An activist promoting the Tibetan language stood trial Thursday in western China for inciting separatism after he appeared in a documentary video produced by The New York Times, highlighting...
Jan 3, 2018
Burke has two goals, assist to lead Warriors to 6-3 WHL win over Rebels
Brayden Burke had two goals and an assist to lead the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 6-3 win over the Red Deer Rebels in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday night. Jayden Halbgewachs, Ryan Peckford, Trist...
Jan 3, 2018
Homeless man charged with killing ex-60s soul singer
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A homeless man has been charged with killing former 1960s soul singer Betty Jane Willis during an attempted rape. Twenty-two-year-old Rosendo Xo Pec was charged Wednesday with murd...
Jan 3, 2018