Category Archives: Canadian Press
Florida pardons 4 black men accused of 1949 rape
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After a dramatic, hourlong meeting that recalled events from nearly seven decades ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s three-member Cabinet granted posthumous pardo...
Jan 11, 2019
Canada grants asylum to Saudi woman who pleaded for help on Twitter in Bangkok
OTTAWA - Canada granted asylum on Friday to the Saudi woman who won the world’s attention on social media as she fled an abusive family after escaping to Thailand. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Jan 11, 2019
HFX Wanderers prove Saturday night's all right for soccer with Elton John signing
Elton John will be pulling on a HFX Wanderers FC shirt this season. Not the rock star, however. The Canadian Premier League team has signed a 31-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international with the sam...
Jan 11, 2019
Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer says he didn't see appointment coming
Nobody was more surprised than Orlondo Steinauer after the 2018 CFL season. In December, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats promoted Steinauer from assistant head coach to the top job when incumbent June Jones a...
Jan 11, 2019
Italian fashion houses get refashioned for future growth
MILAN - To stay on trend, Italian fashion houses are refashioning themselves for future growth. Luxury label Ermenegildo Zegna, which opens fall and winter menswear previews at Milan Fashion Week on F...
Jan 11, 2019
Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer says he didn't see appointment coming
Nobody was more surprised than Orlondo Steinauer after the 2018 CFL season. In December, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats promoted Steinauer from assistant head coach to the top job when incumbent June Jones a...
Jan 11, 2019
Voting ban for long-term expats unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
A recently repealed law that barred Canadians living abroad for more than five years from voting in federal elections was an unjustified violation of the Constitution, Canada’s top court ruled o...
Jan 11, 2019
Longtime NHL winger Rick Nash retires because of concussion symptoms
TORONTO - Rick Nash has announced his retirement from hockey after suffering a concussion last March. Top Shelf Hockey, which represents the 34-year-old winger from Brampton, Ont., put out a statement...
Jan 11, 2019
First responders investigate fowl mystery as lost chickens roam near Victoria
NORTH SAANICH , B.C. - Police and firefighters north of Victoria had to work hard not to ruffle any feathers during an unusual roundup involving dozens of chickens. Personnel were called to five diffe...
Jan 11, 2019
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's director to step down
SANTA FE, N.M. - Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s director is stepping down. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the board of trustees of the Santa Fe museum announced this week that Robert Kret wil...
Jan 11, 2019