Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bottcher, Mouat win A finals, advance to playoffs at Canadian Open
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher and Scotland’s Bruce Mouat advanced to the playoffs at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open by winning their A finals on Th...
Jan 10, 2019
Las Vegas police seeking soccer star's DNA in rape case
LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman’s allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009 and p...
Jan 10, 2019
Quebec premier backs order forcing hospital to remove bilingual signs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending an order forcing a hospital northwest of Montreal to remove its bilingual signs. To the dismay of local politicians, the hospital in Lachute, Qu...
Jan 10, 2019
MLK daughter: Firing not best for weatherman who used slur
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says an upstate New York TV meteorologist who uttered a racial slur while saying her father’s name shouldn’t have been fired. Bernice...
Jan 10, 2019
R. Kelly's streams increase after docu-series alleges abuse
LOS ANGELES - Nielsen Music says streaming numbers for R. Kelly have nearly doubled after a recent documentary accused the R&B singer of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls. The L...
Jan 10, 2019
SEC, Wells Fargo agree to 38 Studios settlement, but delayed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Wells Fargo Securities say they have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with f...
Jan 10, 2019
Documentary puts new attention on R. Kelly sex allegations
R. Kelly, one of the top-selling recording artists of all time, has been dogged for years by allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls - accusations he and his attorneys have...
Jan 10, 2019
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.6M vehicles to fix Takata air bags
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators that can be dangerous. Takata inflators can explode with too much forc...
Jan 10, 2019
CFL receiver Duron Carter tweets he could be finished playing football
TORONTO - It seems Duron Carter’s football future is tied to just how quickly the CFL and its players can agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides have yet to hold their fir...
Jan 10, 2019
Storm GM George Burnett loads up on Canadian junior team talent for playoff push
TORONTO - George Burnett of the Guelph Storm didn’t initially set out to be the busiest general manager ahead of the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. But the opportunities to add top-end sk...
Jan 10, 2019