Category Archives: Canadian Press

Your Ward News duo guilty of promoting hate against women and Jews
TORONTO - Two men behind a free Toronto area newspaper that promoted legalizing rape and denied the Holocaust occurred were found guilty on Thursday of promoting hatred against women and Jews. In deli...
Jan 24, 2019

National Comedy Center to display Kovacs material
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - The National Comedy Center will give the public its first glimpse of creative papers and artifacts that belonged to the late comedian Ernie Kovacs. The materials have been packed awa...
Jan 24, 2019

McCallum says he 'misspoke' on Huawei executive's extradition case
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador to China admitted to an ill-timed and politically explosive slip of the tongue when he suggested detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou had a strong case to avoid ex...
Jan 24, 2019
BlocBoy JB sues video game 'Fortnite' over 'Shoot' dance
LOS ANGELES - Rapper BlocBoy JB has become the latest to sue “Fortnite,” saying the popular video game is using his “Shoot” dance without permission or compensation. The Memphi...
Jan 24, 2019

Encore: Storm, Kremer make Amazon return for 2nd NFL season
Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer had so much fun in their first season calling NFL games on Amazon Prime that they are coming back for an encore. Amazon announced Thursday the veteran announcing duo wil...
Jan 24, 2019
German man survives ride between 2 train cars at 125 mph
BERLIN - Police say an intoxicated German man who ducked out of a train for a cigarette during a short stop got into trouble when he tried to jump back on board between two cars after the train depart...
Jan 24, 2019
North Korea's leader orders preparations for 2nd Trump meet
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered preparations for a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he’ll “wait with patience and in good fait...
Jan 24, 2019
Uncharted waters: Scientists to explore Indian Ocean depths
BREMEVERHAVEN, Germany - Scientists prepared Thursday to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean and document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affec...
Jan 24, 2019
China says Australia writer held on national security charge
BEIJING - China on Thursday said it has detained a Chinese-Australian writer for allegedly “endangering China’s national security,” a vague charge frequently levelled at critics of t...
Jan 24, 2019
Europe court orders Italy to pay damages to Amanda Knox
MILAN - Europe’s human rights court on Thursday ordered Italy to pay Amanda Knox financial damages for police failure to provide legal assistance and an independent interpreter during a long nig...
Jan 24, 2019