Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lions hire former Stampeders DC DeVone Claybrooks as head coach
VANCOUVER - DeVone Claybrooks has finally found the right place to become a head coach. There have been other job opportunities in both the CFL and NFL, the 41-year-old said, but something was always ...
Dec 11, 2018
N.B. professor documents full rise and decline of astronomical event
SACKVILLE, N.B. - A New Brunswick physics professor says an astronomical discovery could give rare insight into the workings of the universe and advance the study of stellar evolution. Catherine Lovek...
Dec 11, 2018
Absentee Liberal MP defends himself in House of Commons speech
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who’s stayed out of the House of Commons for months says he’s been busy with other important work. “Time spent in the House is a part of a member’s work b...
Dec 11, 2018
CBS meeting adjourns without discussing Moonves scandal
NEW YORK - CBS shareholders quickly elected a revamped 11-member board before their annual meeting adjourned without discussion of an investigation into sexual-misconduct claims against former CBS CEO...
Dec 11, 2018
Canadian lacrosse team's promotion fails to score big win with all fans
SASKATOON - A promotion by the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League to get fans involved in a singalong of what has become a controversial Christmas favourite is being called silly and ta...
Dec 11, 2018
Police give $3 to person who found it 14 years ago
MONMOUTH BEACH, N.J. - Police in New Jersey have given $3 to the person who found it 14 years ago. Paige Woodie was 12 years old when she and a friend discovered the cash and turned it into a Monmouth...
Dec 11, 2018
Police seek woman missing in Mexico after male travel companion dies by suicide
MONTREAL - Provincial police are asking anyone with information about a missing 41-year-old Quebec woman to come forward after she failed to return as planned last week from a beach holiday in Mexico....
Dec 11, 2018
Juliette Binoche to head Berlin film festival jury
BERLIN - Juliette Binoche will be the jury president at this winter’s Berlin International Film Festival. Organizers of the festival announced Tuesday that the French actress will lead the jury ...
Dec 11, 2018
Minneapolis Star Tribune film critic resigns over plagiarism
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis Star Tribune’s film critic has resigned in the face of plagiarism accusations, the newspaper reported in an apology to its readers. The newspaper on Tuesday said it...
Dec 11, 2018
US wholesale prices rise 0.1 pct., a sign inflation in check
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices barely rose last month as a sharp decline in the cost of gas offset pricier freight trucking services and mobile phone plans. The Labor Department said Tuesday that ...
Dec 11, 2018