Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bill would create Ontario poet laureate position in memory of Gord Downie
TORONTO - An NDP member of the Ontario legislature wants to enshrine the name of late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie in a law creating the province’s first poet laureate. Percy HatfieldR...
Dec 5, 2017
University of B.C. survey says health and safety are issues for trans youth
VANCOUVER - A new study says safety, exposure to violence and discrimination are major issues for transgender youth in Canada. Researchers at the University of British Columbia analyzed data from 923 ...
Dec 5, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 5 --- CANADIAN ANTI-DOPING ADVOCATE COMMENDS IOC’S RUSSIAN CRACKDOWN: Beckie Scott says she’s encouraged by the International Olympic Commit...
Dec 5, 2017
Pro-NAFTA American lawmakers press Trump at meeting
WASHINGTON - A number of pro-trade American lawmakers had lunch with Donald Trump on Tuesday as they ramped up the political campaign to prevent him from blowing up NAFTA. Trump met at the White House...
Dec 5, 2017
Trial hears DNA of accused letter-bomber found on evidence from two blast sites
WINNIPEG - An RCMP forensic specialist says DNA from a Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs matched samples taken at two blast sites. Guido Amsel has pleaded not guilty to five counts of attem...
Dec 5, 2017
AP Exclusive: Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and...
Dec 5, 2017
Harvard upholds 2016 rule against single-gender social clubs
BOSTON - Harvard University is upholding a policy that pressures secretive all-male social clubs to accept students of any gender, its top leadership announced on Tuesday. In a private meeting on Mond...
Dec 5, 2017
Man charged with 2010 slaying of NBA player Lorenzen Wright
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Authorities charged a man Tuesday in connection with the slaying of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, more than seven years after Wright’s bullet-riddled body was found decompo...
Dec 5, 2017
Altidore says ankle on the mend, takes part in practice ahead of MLS Cup final
TORONTO - Striker Jozy Altidore participated in part of Toronto FC’s practice Tuesday for the first time since leaving Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final last week with a rolled ankle. ̶...
Dec 5, 2017
Terry Crews sues agent over alleged groping incident
LOS ANGELES - Terry Crews alleges talent agents at William Morris Endeavor are “knowingly permitted and encouraged to engage in sexually predatory conduct” in a lawsuit filed Tuesday again...
Dec 5, 2017