Category Archives: Canadian Press

CBS' Moonves, the latest powerful exec felled in #MeToo era
NEW YORK - The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood’s top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie Moonves, one of the tel...
Sep 09, 2018
2 players kneel for anthem, Kaepernick tweets to thank them
DENVER - Colin Kaepernick called them his brothers. Dolphins teammates Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson were the only two players to kneel during the national anthem on the NFL’s opening Sunday, a...
Sep 09, 2018
Jack interception return leads Jags over Barkley, Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Jacksonville Jaguars are riding their defence once again, and hope it takes them beyond the AFC title game. Linebacker Myles Jack scored on a 32-yard interception return ea...
Sep 09, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack sit fourth in push to win promotion to Super League
The Toronto Wolfpack lost ground in their rugby league promotion push on the weekend as they lost to Salford, and Leeds Rhinos and Hull Kingston Rovers both won. Leeds downed Widnes Vikings 16-6 while...
Sep 09, 2018

Grichuk hurt in bizarre accident in Blue Jays' 6-2 victory over Indians
TORONTO - It was a bizarre collision that Justin Smoak believes Randal Grichuk probably didn’t see coming, and the one negative on an otherwise solid afternoon for the Toronto Blue Jays. Smoak h...
Sep 09, 2018

Loosen grip on dairy sector to help NAFTA talks, New York Republican says
OTTAWA - The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada’s dairy sector took new focus on Sunday as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came und...
Sep 09, 2018

Stand Up To Cancer raises best-ever $123 million in pledges
LOS ANGELES - Stand Up To Cancer says its sixth celebrity-filled telethon was its most successful yet. The organization said Sunday that the fundraiser received more than $123 million in pledges from ...
Sep 09, 2018

Students lead charge against sexual violence on campus and in halls of power
They call it “the red zone”: the first weeks of the school year when researchers say sexual violence spikes on campus. Students, particularly those in their first year, face a heightened r...
Sep 09, 2018

'It was his dream job': Fallen firefighters honoured at memorial ceremony
OTTAWA - Stephen Forsey always went big, once even cooking everything in the family fridge for his daughter’s birthday party that had 10 people. Family always came first for Forsey, and many of ...
Sep 09, 2018

Viola Davis on seeking 'significance' after achieving success
TORONTO - Stage, screen and film star Viola Davis says now that she’s achieved a level of success, she’s focused on achieving “significance.” “You get a certain amount of...
Sep 09, 2018