Category Archives: Canadian Press
$450 million Leonardo painting heading to new Louvre museum
NEW YORK - A Leonardo da Vinci painting of Christ that sold in New York for a record $450 million (380 million euros) is heading to a museum in the United Arab Emirates. The newly opened Louvre Abu Dh...
Dec 6, 2017
China hosts global forum featuring own take on human rights
BEIJING - Hundreds of participants attended the opening of a human rights forum in Beijing on Thursday in the latest installment of China’s energetic drive to showcase what it considers the stre...
Dec 6, 2017
UN envoy meets North Korean foreign minister
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - A senior United Nations official on a rare high-level visit to North Korea held talks with the North’s foreign minister on Thursday. Jef...
Dec 6, 2017
Andersen stops 47 shots, Nylander scores shootout winner as Leafs edge Flames
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock knows goaltender Frederik Andersen was the difference between two points or a home loss against the Calgary Flames. Andersen stopped a season-high 47 shots throu...
Dec 6, 2017
Blue Jays RHP Aaron Sanchez to resume throwing this week
TORONTO - Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez is scheduled to resume throwing this week, almost three months after his 2017 season ended prematurely because of a sprained tendon and nagging blister o...
Dec 6, 2017
Man pleads guilty to smuggling tiger cub into US from Mexico
SAN DIEGO - A man who smuggled a Bengal tiger cub into California from Mexico has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Eighteen-year-old Luis Valencia of Perris entered the plea on Tuesday in San Diego....
Dec 6, 2017
'Jeopardy!' winner charged with computer crimes in Michigan
ADRIAN, Mich. - Cyber shenanigans for 200? A former “Jeopardy!” winner has been charged with illegally accessing co-workers’ email accounts at a small Michigan college. Stephanie Jas...
Dec 6, 2017
The Latest: Democratic Party head calls on Franken to resign
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Sen. Al Franken and sexual misconduct allegations (all times local): 9 p.m. The head of the Democratic Party is adding his voice to the majority of Senate Democrats calling ...
Dec 6, 2017
Trudeau departs China without securing commitment start to free trade talks
GUANGZHOU, China - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed China on Thursday without securing the start of free trade talks with the world’s second-largest economy, but said Canadians need to low...
Dec 6, 2017
Site C decision could come as early as Friday as B.C. NDP cabinet meets
VICTORIA - Officials in Premier John Horgan’s office say the government’s decision on the future of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam could come as early as Friday. Speaking on ba...
Dec 6, 2017