Category Archives: Canadian Press
Navajo Nation sues Wells Fargo for alleged predatory tactics
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The Navajo Nation announced Tuesday that it’s suing Wells Fargo for allegedly engaging in predatory and unlawful banking practices that targeted and harmed tribal members. I...
Dec 12, 2017
Female workers sue McCormick & Schmick's over lewd behaviour
BOSTON - Female kitchen workers at the McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurant in downtown Boston were subjected to constant groping and lewd comments from male supervisors and co-workers, ...
Dec 12, 2017
Lawyers clash over impact of Trump's rules on birth control
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lawyers for California and the U.S. Department of Justice clashed in court Tuesday over whether new rules from President Donald Trump’s administration would dramatically reduce...
Dec 12, 2017
Cheech Marin touts state tool for California pot businesses
LOS ANGELES - Comedian and legendary stoner Cheech Marin doesn’t want your pot business to go up in smoke. That’s why he’s in a new public service announcement publicizing a Californ...
Dec 12, 2017
Terfel, like others, exits troubled Met Opera 'Tosca'
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera could retitle its troubled new production of Puccini’s “Tosca,” calling it “And Then There Were None.” Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel has wit...
Dec 12, 2017
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren gets 2nd turn as comic book hero
BOSTON - All comic book heroes need a sequel - even U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The Massachusetts Democrat was the focus last year of a 22-page comic titled “Female Force: Elizabeth Warren,̶...
Dec 12, 2017
Activist going back to court, Alberta appeals stay in pot seed giveaway case
CALGARY - A prominent cannabis activist who was arrested in Calgary during a national tour to distribute millions of free marijuana seeds to the public is heading back to court. Police charged Dana La...
Dec 12, 2017
F-35 stealth fighter, Super Hornet top list of potential new fighters for Canada
OTTAWA - There are five potential replacements for Canada’s aging CF-18 fleet. Here’s a closer look at what’s known about the contenders: F-35 - Lockheed Martin, U.S. Largely overloo...
Dec 12, 2017
Kaepernick's visit to jail draws rebuke from guards' union
NEW YORK - A visit by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (KAP’-ur-nihk) to New York’s Rikers Island jail facility has drawn a rebuke from the union representing city c...
Dec 12, 2017
Former NHL defenceman Zarley Zalapski dead at 49
CALGARY - Former NHL defenceman Zarley Zalapski has died at age 49, according to the Calgary Flames. Zalapski, from Edmonton, played 637 NHL games for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers, Calgar...
Dec 12, 2017