Category Archives: Canadian Press
Philippe Sands' history of war crimes wins nonfiction prize
LONDON - Human rights lawyer Philippe Sands won Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award on Tuesday for a book about the fight to prosecute war crimes that blends historical investigation and...
Nov 15, 2016
The Latest: Mayor resignation for racist post reply accepted
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Latest on the fallout from a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama that a local West Virginia official posted on Facebook (all times local): 5:10 p.m. The Clay, West V...
Nov 15, 2016
CFL breaks with tradition, moving CFL combine from Toronto to Regina
REGINA - The CFL is breaking with 17 years of tradition and moving its biggest off-season event, the national players’ combine, west to Saskatchewan. The league will host the combine as part of ...
Nov 15, 2016
The Latest: Suspect in airport shooting found dead in pickup
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Latest on a shooting at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Police say a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Will ...
Nov 15, 2016
Austin to spend off-season re-evaluating Ticats football operations
HAMILTON - Time has done little to cure what’s ailing Kent Austin. The disappointment of Hamilton’s 24-21 East Division home loss to the Edmonton Eskimos on Sunday remained clearly etched ...
Nov 15, 2016
Impact itching to play Toronto FC before huge crowd in MLS playoff showdown
MONTREAL - Ticket sales for the MLS Eastern Conference final are creeping toward the 60,000 mark and the Montreal Impact are starting to get excited. The opening match of the two-game, total-goals ser...
Nov 15, 2016
Sohi tries to dispel fears about private investment in public infrastructure
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is trying to dispel fears about its plan to tap some of the world’s wealthiest institutional investors to help fund infrastructure projects in Canada. In an inter...
Nov 15, 2016
NBC News gets elections boost, Fox News helped by aftermath
NEW YORK - The presidential election boosted NBC News - and its aftermath helped Fox News Channel and “60 Minutes.” Although CNN and Fox News were the most-watched networks on election nig...
Nov 15, 2016
Kaepernick stands behind decision not to vote for president
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Colin Kaepernick is standing behind his decision not to vote in the presidential election or even register to take part in the democratic process, saying he can effect change in ...
Nov 15, 2016
Former New Brunswick youth advocate, politician, picked as B.C.'s new child rep
VICTORIA - A former New Brunswick politician and the province’s first child advocate is British Columbia’s acting representative for children and youth and is slated to assume to post full...
Nov 15, 2016