Category Archives: Canadian Press
Actress McGowan pleads no contest to misdemeanour drug charge
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Actress Rose McGowan pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanour drug charge in Virginia after cocaine was found in a wallet she left behind at Dulles International Airport two yea...
Jan 14, 2019
Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano named first star for NHL last week
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames defenceman Mark Giordano, St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington and Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel have been named the NHL’s three stars for last week....
Jan 14, 2019

Military court ruling to remain in place pending Supreme Court hearing
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to temporarily suspend a lower court’s bombshell ruling in a sexual-assault case that the military justice system is unconstitutional. A five-jud...
Jan 14, 2019

More fire-fighting tugs en route to container ship burning off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - More help is on the way for a Halifax-bound container ship that has been burning off Canada’s East Coast since Jan. 3. A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says two more fire-fighting ...
Jan 14, 2019
Company behind Toronto Defiant Overwatch League team raises another $22 million
TORONTO - OverActive Media, the esports company behind the expansion Toronto Defiant Overwatch League franchise, has raised more than $22 million in its latest round of equity funding. Monday’s ...
Jan 14, 2019

Receiver Diego Jair Viamontes goes first overall in LFA/CFL draft
Diego Jair Viamontes will forever have a place in Canadian football history. The receiver with Mayas of Mexico’s Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional was the first player taken in the first-ever...
Jan 14, 2019
Offensive lineman Nolan MacMillan signs extension with Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed Canadian offensive lineman Nolan MacMillan to a one-year contract extension. The Redblacks’ first draft pick in franchise history (ninth overall in 2013...
Jan 14, 2019

Trial opens for Quebec man charged with killing wife suffering from Alzheimer's
MONTREAL - The impact of Alzheimer’s was front and centre at the opening of the trial Monday of a Quebec man charged with killing his wife, who was suffering from the disease. As jury selection ...
Jan 14, 2019
2 top auto awards go to Hyundai, 1 to Ram 1500
DETROIT - Hyundai scored two out of three wins on Monday in the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards, as the Detroit auto show’s press previews officially got underwa...
Jan 14, 2019
Volkswagen to build electric vehicles at Tennessee plant
German automaker Volkswagen said Monday its factory in Tennessee will be the focus of an $800 million investment in the company’s manufacturing of electric vehicles in North America. Volkswagen ...
Jan 14, 2019