Category Archives: Canadian Press

Allred contacted authorities about R Kelly tape
CHICAGO - Attorney Gloria Allred told The Associated Press Friday she has contacted law enforcement about concerns one of her clients may be the person in a VHS tape recently given to Chicago prosecut...
Feb 15, 2019

Tribeca Film Festival to open with Apollo Theater doc
NEW YORK - The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival will open with the premiere of a documentary about New York City’s iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem. Festival organizers Wednesday announc...
Feb 15, 2019

Federal NDP not selling with unions, Canadians: labour leader
OTTAWA - The federal NDP is struggling to reach members of the labour movement and Canadians in general, says Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff. Organized labour is a crucial well of m...
Feb 15, 2019

Liberal MP Joyce Murray's son critically hurt on Mexican honeymoon
OTTAWA - The son of Liberal MP Joyce Murray is awaiting a medical evacuation from Mexico to Vancouver after suffering severe injuries during his honeymoon in Cancun. Murray said her son Erik Brinkman ...
Feb 15, 2019
Justices to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will decide whether the 2020 census can include a question about citizenship that could affect the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and the distributi...
Feb 15, 2019

Crown in Norman case releases notes, rejects allegations of political influence
OTTAWA - Seeking to rebut an allegation that they’re operating in concert with the top levels of the federal government, Crown prosecutors in the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman gave his defenc...
Feb 15, 2019
CFL to unveil the site of 2020 Grey Cup championship next Thursday
TORONTO - The CFL will award the 2020 Grey Cup next week, the league announced Friday. The CFL said its Grey Cup committee has reviewed bids from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes and Saskat...
Feb 15, 2019
66 killed in Nigerian state before presidential election
LAGOS, Nigeria - Authorities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state are reporting at least 66 deaths in a wave of violence just before the country’s presidential election. Samuel Aruwan, a spokesman fo...
Feb 15, 2019

Veterans Diana Matheson, Erin McLeod back with Canada team for Algarve Cup
Veterans Diana Matheson and Erin McLeod return to the Canadian lineup for the Algarve Cup later this month. Both players were not summoned for last month’s camp in Spain and friendly win over No...
Feb 15, 2019

Oland's defence lawyer attacks blood evidence on jacket as inconclusive
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A forensic expert says he cannot tell how old the bloodstains are on the jacket Dennis Oland was wearing the day his father was beaten to death, or how they got there. The brown Hug...
Feb 15, 2019