Category Archives: Canadian Press

Rep. Maxine Waters gives Wakanda salute at Franklin funeral
DETROIT - As far as one minister is concerned, it’s Maxine Waters Forever! When Bishop Charles H. Ellis III of Greater Grace Temple assured Rep. Maxine Waters at the Aretha Franklin funeral that...
Aug 31, 2018

Federal panel calls for tax rule overhaul, new spending to finance social groups
OTTAWA - A government-struck panel is telling the Liberals that federal coffers should dole out hundreds of millions in new spending to unleash unconventional ways of financing key social services. Th...
Aug 31, 2018
Tribe to use Kyrie Irving donation for youth programs
FORT YATES, N.D. - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will use money donated by Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving for drug abuse prevention and youth programs. The All-Star guard visited the Dakota reservat...
Aug 31, 2018

Nurse coming off excellent WNBA season that too few young girls got to watch
TORONTO - Kia Nurse glammed it up on the red carpet at last week’s iHeartRadio MMVAs. She spent a day last month inspiring a group of young women at a downtown Toronto court that Nike had dresse...
Aug 31, 2018
Trans Mountain expansion could be delayed for years by court decision: experts
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to quash Ottawa’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is likely to delay the project for years, legal and political observe...
Aug 31, 2018
Billboard calling Trump 'idiot' removed from New Jersey town
UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A billboard referring to President Trump as “Our Leader The Idiot” has been removed after causing controversy in a New Jersey town. A spokeswoman for Union Township,...
Aug 31, 2018

New Brunswick election campaign: Parties fighting over chocolate milk
FREDERICTON - A unique election issue has emerged in New Brunswick: chocolate milk. The province’s Liberal government introduced a much-derided ban on chocolate milk and other sugary drinks and ...
Aug 31, 2018
AP Exclusive: Franklin funeral bishop apologizes to Grande
DETROIT - The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin’s funeral has apologized to Ariana Grande for how he touched her onstage and a joke he made about her name. Bishop Charles H. Ellis III led Fr...
Aug 31, 2018

Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt gears up for big year
OTTAWA - Sophie Schmidt is ready for a big year on and off the soccer pitch. The Canadian national women’s team midfielder, who figures to be one of the home side’s key contributors in a f...
Aug 31, 2018

City of Kingston seeks public input on Sir John A. Macdonald's legacy
The Ontario city where Sir John A. Macdonald lived and worked for years is launching public consultations on the legacy of Canada’s first prime minister in light of heightened scrutiny over his ...
Aug 31, 2018