Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Mirela Rahneva wins World Cup skeleton race
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Canada’s Mirela Rahneva captured her second career World Cup skeleton gold medal at the birthplace of sliding sports on Friday. The 30-year-old Ottawa racer gave Canada...
Jan 25, 2019
Travel groups praise deal on shutdown after flight delays
Politicians couldn’t overcome their differences and end the government shutdown over five weeks. Six air traffic controllers might have done it in a day. Six of the 13 controllers who normally s...
Jan 25, 2019
No sleep for Alberta sheep farmer after cougar rampage in livestock corral
COCHRANE, Alta. - A southern Alberta farmer says he’s still trying to get over the shock of losing most of his sheep herd in a cougar attack. Barry Richards, who farms in the Cochrane area, says...
Jan 25, 2019
Nebraska Supreme Court dismisses suit from death-row inmates
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Friday filed by eight death-row inmates who argued that their sentences were invalidated by the Legislature’s repeal of capital pun...
Jan 25, 2019
Judge approves changes to Weinstein's legal team
NEW YORK - A judge signed off Friday on changes to the legal team representing Harvey Weinstein in his rape and sexual assault case, allowing the film producer to swap out his bulldog New York City de...
Jan 25, 2019
Ron Howard to make doc about town devastated by wildfires
PARK CITY, Utah - Director Ron Howard is planning to make a documentary about a Northern California town’s attempt to rebuild after a devastating wildfire last year National Geographic Documenta...
Jan 25, 2019
Canada pulling refuelling plane from anti-ISIL mission
OTTAWA - Coalition warplanes will no longer turn to the Canadian military for mid-air fill ups over Iraq and Syria. The Canadian Forces will bring home its Polaris air-to-air refuelling plane on Satur...
Jan 25, 2019
Ethics czar warns Liberal-named CEO of investment body over conflict of interest
OTTAWA - The head of a federal investment-promotion agency - and former national director of the Liberal Party of Canada - resigned last week from the board of a holding company specializing in cannab...
Jan 25, 2019
Bryan Singer keeps directing gig following allegations
NEW YORK - Following an expose that claimed Bryan Singer has seduced and molested several underage men, the film production company Millennium Films on Thursday said it is staunchly supporting the dir...
Jan 25, 2019
Queen urges common ground in remarks seen as Brexit nod
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has urged people to seek “common ground,” in remarks widely interpreted as a veiled criticism of the toxic debate surrounding Britain’s departure from the...
Jan 25, 2019