Category Archives: Canadian Press
London Film Festival unveils lineup; 1 in 3 films by women
LONDON - More than a third of films at this year’s London Film Festival were directed by women, organizers said Thursday as they revealed the schedule for the October movie extravaganza. The fes...
Aug 30, 2018

Brad Pitt foundation faces lawsuit over New Orleans homes
NEW ORLEANS - An attorney plans to sue actor Brad Pitt’s foundation over the degradation of homes built in an area of New Orleans that was among the hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. The forthco...
Aug 30, 2018

Canadian curlers Jennifer Jones, Brent Laing win mixed doubles event
NASEBY, New Zealand - Canadian curlers Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing are off to a winning start to the season. The husband-and-wife team downed Scotland’s Jayne Stirling and Fraser Kingan 9-5 i...
Aug 30, 2018

Freeland, Lighthizer making decisions on NAFTA as Trump's Friday deadline looms
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the time has come for high-level decisions on the future of NAFTA. She said Thursday that around-the-clock work by officials has armed nego...
Aug 30, 2018
Greek minister says filmmaker Costa Gavras has died at 85
ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s culture minister says Greek-French film director Costa Gavras has died in Paris at the age of 85. Culture Minister Mysini Zorba announced the filmmaker’s death in...
Aug 30, 2018
Former Toronto fullback Steven Beitashour returns to BMO Field with LAFC
TORONTO - Ask Steven Beitashour about the advantages of playing for Los Angeles FC and the former Toronto FC fullback reels off a shopping list of reasons. Weather. LAFC’s state-of-the-art facil...
Aug 30, 2018

New Toronto FC deal makes Osorio one of the world's highest-paid Canadian players
TORONTO - Jonathan Osorio, enjoying a career year, has elected to stay with Toronto FC rather than test the waters outside Major League Soccer. The 26-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont., signed a...
Aug 30, 2018
Toronto man charged after alleged road rage incident, man clings to car hood
TORONTO - Ontario Provincial Police say a Toronto man is facing charges after an alleged road rage incident involving another man seen clinging to the hood of the vehicle. Police say the incident happ...
Aug 30, 2018
18 killed as Ethiopian military helicopter crashes
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian state media are reporting that a military helicopter has crashed and killed all 18 people on board, including two children. Police official Aschalew Alemu tells the E...
Aug 30, 2018

Canada's economy surges in second quarter on higher exports: StatCan
OTTAWA - A surge in exports of energy, aircraft and pharmaceutical products helped propel Canada’s economy higher in the second quarter of this year, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The economy...
Aug 30, 2018