Category Archives: Canadian Press
Okurrr: Cardi B leads with 21 Billboard Awards nominations
NEW YORK - Cardi B is the leading contender at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with 21 nominations. NBC and dick clark productions announced Thursday the 26-year-old rapper is up for honours including...
Apr 04, 2019
U.S. no longer needs 'improper' metal tariffs as negotiating tactic: Freeland
OTTAWA - Roadblocks to ratifying the new North American trade pact are being raised on both sides of the American political divide, as unresolved trade issues overshadowed Foreign Affairs Minister Chr...
Apr 04, 2019
Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett for costs of investigation
CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the “Empire” actor for money spent investiga...
Apr 04, 2019
Britney Spears says she's taking a little 'me time'
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears says she’s decided to focus on self-care as she goes through a rough stretch. Spears posted animageon Instagram Wednesday with the words, “Fall in love with ta...
Apr 04, 2019
Slash's ex-wife auctioning items from marriage to guitarist
LOS ANGELES - The former wife of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is selling off exotic and erotic items from their 14 years of marriage. Julien’s Auctions announced Thursday the collection f...
Apr 04, 2019
Judge weighing motions in Kevin Spacey alleged groping case
NANTUCKET, Mass. - A judge is weighing motions filed by lawyers for Kevin Spacey, charged with groping an 18-year-old man on Nantucket in 2016. The Oscar-winning former “House of Cards” ac...
Apr 04, 2019
Taliban siege in remote Afghan province kills 12 more troops
KABUL - The Taliban besieged an Afghan government and army compound in a remote western province for a second day Friday, killing at least 12 more troops, according to local officials who issued a dra...
Apr 04, 2019
Pope names moderate Gregory as Washington, DC, archbishop
WASHINGTON - Archbishop Wilton Gregory promised Catholics he would “rebuild your trust” after Pope Francis on Thursday named him the new archbishop of Washington, D.C., the archdiocese tha...
Apr 04, 2019
Report: Crew of doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight followed procedures
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - A preliminary report released Thursday by Ethiopia’s government has found the crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed shortly after takeoff last month performed a...
Apr 04, 2019
In the news today, April 4
Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 4 --- FAMILIES HONOUR LOVED ONES FROM BRONCOS BUS CRASH Families of people who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say scholarships, events and places n...
Apr 04, 2019