Category Archives: Canadian Press
Putin says theatre director's case has no ulterior motives
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin is rejecting allegations that a prominent Russian theatre and film director under investigation for embezzlement is being pursued for his iconoclast views. Kirill Ser...
Dec 21, 2017
Hollywood accusers named AP Entertainers of the Year
NEW YORK - Arguably the biggest thing that came from Hollywood this year wasn’t a movie or a TV show. It had heroines and villains, but no script. And it went viral despite having no big publici...
Dec 21, 2017
Canada walks political minefield with UN abstention on Trump embassy plan
Canada tiptoed through one of the world’s most dangerous political minefields on Thursday when it abstained from a United Nations vote that rebuked Donald Trump’s Middle East policy. The g...
Dec 21, 2017
Nova Scotia surplus up slightly despite increased health spending:forecast
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it is on track to balancing its books for the second year in a row - the first time in a decade - despite mounting costs in the province. Finance Minister Kar...
Dec 21, 2017
Toronto FC midfielder Benoit Cheyrou announces his retirement after 19 seasons
TORONTO - Veteran midfielder Benoit Cheyrou, whose class and experience helped lift Toronto FC to the next level, has announced his retirement after 19 seasons. The 36-year-old Frenchman will remain w...
Dec 21, 2017
Pussy Riot activist sentenced to community works for protest
MOSCOW - An activist from the punk collective Pussy Riot has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service for a protest outside the headquarters of Russia’s top KGB successor agency. A Moscow...
Dec 21, 2017
US levies sanctions against Myanmar general, dozen others
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday stepped back from a half-decade effort to forge closer relations with Myanmar, condemning a top general to a blacklist of shame for his role in atrocities ag...
Dec 21, 2017
AP Exclusive: Famed conductor accused of sexual misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO - Three opera singers and a classical musician say that world-renowned conductor Charles Dutoit sexually assaulted them - physically restraining them, forcing his body against theirs, so...
Dec 21, 2017
Supreme Court upholds dangerous offender provisions in Criminal Code
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of Criminal Code provisions for declaring someone a dangerous offender who can be held indefinitely. The 8-1 high court ruling c...
Dec 21, 2017
Gough leads Canadian lugers in pursuit of elusive Olympic medal in Pyeongchang
CALGARY - Alex Gough of Calgary leads Canada’s eight lugers into the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the country seeks its first Olympic medal in the sport. Gough is Canada&...
Dec 21, 2017