Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pennsylvania lawmaker urged to resign over sex assault claim
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania state House Republicans on Friday stripped a member of his committee chairmanship and recommended he resign over allegations that he had sex with an incapacitated woman ...
Jan 25, 2019
Police seizure of sex assault suspect's coffee cup justified: Appeal Court
MONTREAL - Quebec’s highest court has ruled that tricking a sexual assault suspect into providing his DNA does not constitute a privacy violation. Giovanni D’Amico had appealed his 2014 co...
Jan 25, 2019
Idaho looks into loud cannon fire at governor's inauguration
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho National Guard’s commanding officer says he will look into 19 startlingly loud ceremonial canon blasts that were part of Gov. Brad Little’s inauguration. The canon fir...
Jan 25, 2019

Trump donates $100,000 from salary to alcoholism research
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has donated his salary from the third-quarter of 2018 to the federal agency that researches alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The White House says Trump dona...
Jan 25, 2019
Tyler Tardi of B.C. secures spot in Canadian junior curling final
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Tyler Tardi is one win away from capturing his third consecutive Canadian junior curling championship. The B.C. skip (9-1) advanced directly to Sunday’s final with a 7-3 w...
Jan 25, 2019

Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil; 7 dead, 200 missing
SAO PAULO - A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. Par...
Jan 25, 2019

Liberals' infrastructure program problems detailed in internal documents
OTTAWA - A large number of small construction transit and water system projects funded through the first phase of the Liberal government’s infrastructure program bogged down the approval process...
Jan 25, 2019

Rapper Nelly seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging sex assault
ST. LOUIS - The rapper Nelly is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a British woman’s lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted her after a concert in England. The federal lawsuit was filed in Novem...
Jan 25, 2019
Toronto Arrows travel to New Orleans to debut in Major League Rugby pro circuit
Canadian rugby takes a big step Saturday as the Toronto Arrows kick off life in North America’s pro circuit. The Arrows, a beefed-up version of the Canadian Rugby Championship reigning title-hol...
Jan 25, 2019

Top military judge to face court martial overseen by deputy this summer
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces’ top judge is set to be tried in a court martial this spring that will be overseen by his own deputy, in a case that is shaping up as a test for the military’s...
Jan 25, 2019