Category Archives: Canadian Press
Motown Museum unveils artifacts to mark 60th anniversary
DETROIT - Pieces of Motown’s origin story that haven’t been seen by the public will go on display in Detroit as part of the label’s 60th anniversary celebration. The Motown Museum sa...
Jan 11, 2019
Juventus coach says Ronaldo 'calm' as rape case goes forward
TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo is “very calm” amid the latest developments in a case of alleged rape involving an American woman, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Friday. Ronaldo...
Jan 11, 2019
Russian court says bobsledder can keep Olympic titles
MOSCOW - Russian bobsledder Alexander Zubkov won a Moscow court ruling on Friday that could make it harder for the International Olympic Committee to recover his gold medals. The Russian flagbearer at...
Jan 11, 2019
Feuding French rappers seek to take dispute to boxing ring
BRUSSELS - Two French rappers who fought a running battle inside a Paris airport with their entourages over the summer are seeking to take their dispute into a boxing ring in Belgium. Booba, one of Fr...
Jan 11, 2019
Russian curler Krushelnitsky drops plans for doping appeal
MOSCOW - The Russian curler stripped of a bronze medal for doping at last year’s Winter Olympics, Alexander Krushelnitsky, has dropped plans to appeal against his four-year ban. Krushelnitsky...
Jan 11, 2019
Stockholm meets deadline to submit bid for 2026 Olympics
STOCKHOLM - Sweden’s Olympic leaders met a deadline Friday to submit a 2026 Winter Games hosting plan after satisfying concerns of lawmakers in Stockholm which threatened to end the bid last yea...
Jan 11, 2019
Man charged with first-degree murder of Newfoundland Indigenous woman
CONNE RIVER, N.L. - A Newfoundland man has been charged with the first-degree murder of a 28-year-old Indigenous woman whose death shook her small, rural First Nation. The Miawpukek Mi’kamawey M...
Jan 11, 2019
No Canadians among 7 killed in Cuban bus crash: government
HAVANA - The federal government says no Canadians were among the seven people killed when a bus carrying tourists and local travellers crashed in far eastern Cuba. State media report that the bus was ...
Jan 11, 2019
Andreescu continues hot streak, qualifies for Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Bianca Andreescu has followed up her wins last week over defending Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and seven-time major winner Venus Williams by qualifying for the s...
Jan 11, 2019
IOC marketing chair from Japan investigated for corruption
PARIS - In the latest blow to the International Olympic Committee’s efforts to rid itself of scandal, marketing head Tsunekazu Takeda is being investigated for corruption related to the 2020 Tok...
Jan 11, 2019