Category Archives: Canadian Press

Donation bin-related deaths prompt manufacturer to stop production
TORONTO - The manufacturer of clothing donation bins used by charities across Canada said Tuesday it has stopped producing the metal containers, which were involved in at least two recent deaths, whil...
Jan 08, 2019
Ratings dip to 18.6M for Golden Globes despite NFL lead-in
NEW YORK - Preliminary figures from Nielsen show that Sunday night’s Golden Globes were watched by 18.6 million viewers, a slight drop from the 19.1 million that tuned in last year. The NBC broa...
Jan 08, 2019

Vinsanity returns: A look at some of Vince Carter's highlights in Toronto
TORONTO - Hailed as a hero. Lustily booed as a villain. Given a standing ovation for his contributions to the game. Vince Carter has heard it all from the vocal crowd in Toronto. The former Raptors ph...
Jan 08, 2019

Nashville Predators' P.K. Subban sends video to teenager facing racial abuse
TORONTO - Nashville Predators star defenceman P.K. Subban has reached out to a teenage hockey player facing racial abuse. Subban, a Toronto native, recorded a video and sent it by text to Ty Cornett, ...
Jan 08, 2019
Police: Driver struck toddler at gas station, then drove off
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Police in Tennessee say a man driving an SUV fatally struck a 2-year-old boy at a Chattanooga gas station, noticed the injured child and left the scene before calling police. WTVC...
Jan 08, 2019
Pompeo starts Middle East visit to ramp up pressure on Iran
AMMAN, Jordan - The Trump administration is doubling down on commercial and diplomatic efforts in the coming weeks to “put real pressure on Iran,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said ...
Jan 08, 2019
Kim Jong Un travels to China ahead of possible 2nd US summit
BEIJING - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was expected to meet Tuesday with China’s president at the start of a visit to Beijing believed to be an effort to co-ordinate with his only major ally ...
Jan 08, 2019

What air travellers should know about the government shutdown
DALLAS - The partial government shutdown is starting to affect air travel. Over the weekend, some airports had long lines at checkpoints, apparently caused by a rising number of security officers call...
Jan 08, 2019

Trump pleads on TV for wall money; Dems say he 'stokes fear'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall Tuesday night in a sombre televised address that was heavy with dark immigration rhetoric but of...
Jan 08, 2019
Turkey slams US request for assurances on Syrian Kurds
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the U.S. national security adviser of making “a very serious mistake” Tuesday by demanding that Ankara guarantee the safety ...
Jan 08, 2019