Category Archives: Canadian Press
McCain replacement Sen. Jon Kyl resigning at end of year
PHOENIX - Sen. Jon Kyl is resigning from the seat he was appointed to less than four months ago following the death of John McCain, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday, a development which gives Ducey a ...
Dec 14, 2018
N. Carolina teacher, MLB player's daughter dies after drill
HERTFORD, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say a fifth-grade teacher who was also the daughter of baseball star Jim “Catfish” Hunter died after falling ill during a school fire drill. ...
Dec 14, 2018
Valour FC signs goalkeeper Tyson Farago, midfielder Dylan Sacramento.
WINNIPEG - Valour FC has signed two local players in goalkeeper Tyson Farago and midfielder Dylan Sacramento. The 27-year-old Farago joins the new Canadian Premier League team after spending most of t...
Dec 14, 2018
School defends expulsion of Wade family friend
PLANTATION, Fla. - A South Florida prep school at the centre of a dispute over the expulsion of a student who is friends with NBA star Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrielle Union says its handbook explici...
Dec 14, 2018
Canada's Lindell Wigginton, Young closer to returning for Iowa State
AMES, Iowa - Injured Iowa State star Lindell Wigginton’s shirt read “Then What?” when he met with reporters for the first time in weeks Thursday That’s a question the Cyclones ...
Dec 14, 2018
Mandatory payments for minor offences unconstitutional, top court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a law that forced people convicted of crimes to pay surcharges that help victims, saying the mandatory fee amounts to cruel and unusual punishment....
Dec 14, 2018
Spanish prosecutors file tax evasion charges against Shakira
MADRID - Spanish prosecutors have charged pop music star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than 14.5 million euros ($16.3 million) between 2012 and 2014. The Colombian singer d...
Dec 14, 2018
Tourism minister postpones trip to China amid tensions between two countries
OTTAWA - Tourism Minister Melanie Joly won’t go to China to mark the end of a special year of tourism exchanges, she announced Friday, as relations between the two countries continued to plummet...
Dec 14, 2018
Kanye reignites Drake feud on Twitter, alleges threats
LOS ANGELES - Kanye West is not sending Christmas cheer to Drake. West appeared to reignite a feud with the fellow rapper in a series of tweets on Thursday in which he claimed Drake had called trying ...
Dec 14, 2018
US retail sales rose 0.2% in Nov., helped by holiday boost
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales increased a slight 0.2% in November, as strong sales tied to holiday shopping were offset by lower gasoline prices. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales...
Dec 14, 2018