Category Archives: Canadian Press

Ansari addresses sex misconduct allegation at standup show
NEW YORK - Aziz Ansari said at a standup show Monday in New York that a sexual misconduct allegation was humiliating, but he hopes he’s become better since. It was the comedian and actor’s...
Feb 12, 2019
'Empire' actor gives police some but not all phone records
Chicago Police investigating the attack on Jussie Smollett last month say the “Empire” actor has turned over some but not all of the phone records that detectives asked him for. Smollett h...
Feb 12, 2019
NBC's 'Last Call with Carson Daly' to end after 17 years
LOS ANGELES - It really is last call for NBC’s late-night show with Carson Daly. NBC said Tuesday that the show will end after 17 years, with Daly deciding to focus on other work and his family....
Feb 12, 2019
Canadian MMA fighter Misha Cirkunov looks to make Johnny Walker red at UFC 235
TORONTO - Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov has a new opponent at UFC 235. English-based Brazilian Johnny Walker is stepping in for the injured Ovince Saint Preux on the March 2 card in Las Ve...
Feb 12, 2019
'Fortnite' maker asks judge to toss rapper's dance lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - The makers of “Fortnite” are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit from a rapper who says the video game is illegally using a dance he created. Epic Games filed the m...
Feb 12, 2019

Norad chief urges speedy defensive upgrades amid spectre of new Cold War
OTTAWA - The shadow of a new Cold War hung heavy Tuesday as the commander of North America’s early-warning system urged Canada and the U.S. to get on with upgrading the continent’s aging d...
Feb 12, 2019
Lawyers: Rapper 21 Savage released from immigration custody
ATLANTA - Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was released on bond Tuesday after spending more than a week in federal immigration custody, his lawyers said. The rapper, whose given name is She’yaa...
Feb 12, 2019

Saskatchewan's justice minister says carbon case likely headed to Supreme Court
REGINA - Saskatchewan's attorney general says he has no doubt the province’s constitutional challenge of Ottawa’s imposition of a carbon tax will end up in the Supreme Court of Canada. Don...
Feb 12, 2019

SNC-Lavalin faces criminal probe over Montreal bridge contract, documents reveal
MONTREAL - Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge, court do...
Feb 12, 2019

Purse lost in school in the 1950s to be reunited with owner
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - A purse containing a prom invitation, photos and other items from 1950s America will be returned to its now 82-year-old owner after workers found it while demolishing part of an...
Feb 12, 2019