Category Archives: Canadian Press
Anthony, Scrubbs headline Canada's basketball team for two games in St. John's
TORONTO - Two-time NBA champion Joel Anthony, and brothers Phil and Thomas Scrubb headline Canada’s team for its final qualifying games for this summer’s FIBA World Cup. Canada, which has ...
Feb 06, 2019
Wild hockey brawl leads to suspensions of 15 players, both head coaches
HALIFAX - Two head coaches and 15 players have been suspended after an ugly university hockey brawl that has raised questions about the sport’s culture of trash talking - and attitudes toward se...
Feb 06, 2019
Quebec status of women minister calls Muslim head scarf symbol of oppression
Quebec’s new minister responsible for the status of women faced criticism Wednesday after saying she considers the hijab to be a symbol of oppression. Speaking to reporters after being named to ...
Feb 06, 2019
Fiat Chrysler recalls over 660K trucks worldwide; steering could fail
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 660,000 heavy-duty trucks worldwide because a loose nut can cause a loss of steering control. The recall covers Ram 3500 pickups from 2013 through 2017, as we...
Feb 06, 2019
Conviction upheld for woman who urged boyfriend's suicide
BOSTON - A young woman who as a teenager encouraged her boyfriend through dozens of text messages to kill himself is responsible for his suicide, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Wednesday in ...
Feb 06, 2019
Jennifer Lawrence is engaged to boyfriend Cooke Maroney
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lawrence is engaged to boyfriend Cooke Maroney. Her publicist confirmed Wednesday the 28-year-old Academy Award winner’s engagement, but did not provide additional details...
Feb 06, 2019
R. Kelly says he'd tour internationally, then deletes post
NEW YORK - R. Kelly said Tuesday he is planning an international tour, but an Australian lawmaker wants the country to bar him from performing there if the concert plan goes forward. The embattled mus...
Feb 06, 2019
Analysis: Is Kim Jong Un really ready to make a deal?
TOKYO - President Donald Trump used his biggest stage of the year to announce he will hold his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump announced during his State of the Union address...
Feb 06, 2019
Torture still scars Iranians 40 years after revolution
TEHRAN, Iran - The halls of the former prison in the heart of Iran’s capital now are hushed, befitting the sounds of the museum that it has become. Wax mannequins silently portray the horrific a...
Feb 06, 2019
Vatican clarifies pope on issue of 'sexual slavery' of nuns
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called “sexual slavery” within a French congregation of nuns, saying he was referring to ...
Feb 06, 2019