Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prominent art dealer sentenced to prison for tax fraud
NEW YORK - A prominent New York City art dealer once accused by Alec Baldwin of fraud was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for evading over $3 million in federal taxes, a crime that left he...
Feb 14, 2019
Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators
OTTAWA - Indigenous parliamentarians say Jody Wilson-Raybould’s controversial exit from the cabinet doesn’t signal the end of reconciliation efforts between the federal government and Indi...
Feb 14, 2019
B.C. proposes stronger security for witnesses testifying at criminal trials
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing changes to its witness protection program in order to strengthen security for people who could provide police with information on serious crimes. Public Safety...
Feb 14, 2019
Spielberg, Gaga, sign get-well card for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg, Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Glenn Close have a message for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Get well soon. They and three dozen Hollywood A-listers, from Bradley...
Feb 14, 2019
Avenatti says he has new video evidence against R. Kelly
CHICAGO - Attorney Michael Avenatti said Thursday he has given Chicago prosecutors new video evidence of R&B star R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Avenatti said the video isn’t the...
Feb 14, 2019
Boren's attorney describes university probe as 'persecution'
OKLAHOMA CITY - An attorney for former University of Oklahoma President David Boren said Thursday Boren denies any inappropriate behaviour during his more than 20 years at OU and described a universit...
Feb 14, 2019
Canadian Mike Weir surges into contention at Web.com Tour event
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. - Canada’s Mike Weir was tied for fifth Thursday as the opening round of the Web.com Tour’s LECOM Suncoast Classic was suspended due to darkness. The 48-year-old from ...
Feb 14, 2019
Quebec declines talks with feds, provinces, territories on coerced sterilization
OTTAWA - Quebec won’t be part of a working group the federal government wants to examine claims that Indigenous women have been sterilized against their will. A spokesperson for Quebec’s h...
Feb 14, 2019
A brief, incomplete history of strange Canadian industrial thefts
Police are baffled after Newfoundland thieves made off with about 30,000 litres of unbottled iceberg water worth as much as $12,000. The unusual bounty, which was to be used to make vodka, was being s...
Feb 14, 2019
Jays GM not ready to put firm timetable on Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s MLB debut
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Ross Atkins doesn’t want to put a timetable on the eventual major league debut of baseball’s top prospect. The Blue Jays general manager said he’s looking at Vladimir...
Feb 14, 2019