Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bob Givens, veteran animator of Bugs Bunny, dead at 99
LOS ANGELES - The animator who helped design Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd has died. Bob Givens was 99 years old. Daughter Mariana Givens says her father died Dec. 14 in Burbank, California from acute res...
Dec 23, 2017
3 Miss America officials resign, 1 apologizes to ex-winner
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The top leadership of the Miss America Organization, implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abuse based on their appearance, intellect and sex live...
Dec 23, 2017
South Sudan cease-fire begins in attempt to calm civil war
JOHANNESBURG - A cease-fire by South Sudan’s warring sides has begun amid concerns over whether this latest attempt at peace will hold. The agreement signed Thursday after internationally broker...
Dec 23, 2017
Barzal powers Islanders past Jets 5-2
NEW YORK - The New York Islanders picked up a sorely needed win in their last game before the NHL’s Christmas break. Mathew Barzal led the way. Barzal scored three times and Jaroslav Halak made ...
Dec 23, 2017
Ontario police investigating after Christmas decorations are stolen from homes
DELHI, Ont. - Police are warning residents of a community in southwestern Ontario that a group of Grinches has been stealing Christmas decorations from people’s homes. Ontario Provincial Police ...
Dec 23, 2017
Homeless man returns mistakenly donated diamond ring to B.C. woman
NANAIMO, B.C. - A cherished diamond ring has been returned to a woman in British Columbia, thanks to the dogged work of a homeless man on Vancouver Island. Trinda Gajek was visiting Nanaimo last week ...
Dec 23, 2017
Halifax police end search for runaway pig after hamming it up on social media
HALIFAX - Police say they believe a wayward pig has made it home after roaming around Dartmouth, N.S. Halifax Regional Police tweeted on Saturday that the force is ending its search for the owners of ...
Dec 23, 2017
Crystal Castles songwriter being investigated by police sex crimes unit
Toronto police say musician Ethan Kath, the producer and songwriter for the band Crystal Castles, is being investigated by the Sex Crimes Unit. Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook says she can’t share a...
Dec 23, 2017
Maroon 5 manager Jordan Feldstein dies unexpectedly at 40
LOS ANGELES - The longtime manager of Maroon 5 and brother of actor Jonah Hill has died. Jordan Feldstein was 40 years old. A spokeswoman for the band confirmed Saturday that Feldstein died unexpected...
Dec 23, 2017
Appeals court: Trump exceeded authority with travel ban
HONOLULU - A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Donald Trump once again exceeded the scope of his authority with his latest travel ban, but the judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...
Dec 23, 2017