Category Archives: Canadian Press
Plans scrapped for French-language debate in New Brunswick campaign
FREDERICTON - Plans for a French-language election debate have been scrapped in New Brunswick, with the Liberals and Tories each blaming the other - and even Quebec’s premier expressing disappoi...
Aug 24, 2018

Lawyer for alleged extremist recruiter questions basis of CSIS warrant
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency obtained a warrant to monitor accused extremist recruiter Awso Peshdary based on misleading information, says a lawyer for the Ottawa man. The Canadian Security Inte...
Aug 24, 2018

Slithering surprise found under hood of SUV in Wisconsin
OMRO, Wis. - A Wisconsin motorist was having car trouble when he pulled over to find a slithering surprise. Chris Nguyen opened the hood of his mother’s SUV. Inside, he found a 4-foot-long ball ...
Aug 24, 2018

3 facing charges over toppling of Confederate statue
RALEIGH, N.C. - Police filed charges Friday against three people accused of helping tear down a century-old Confederate statue during a protest this week at North Carolina’s flagship university....
Aug 24, 2018
Colourful free-agent receiver Duron Carter shown fishing on Instagram Live
Duron Carter’s next CFL stop will be Toronto. A source told The Canadian Press on Friday night the free-agent receiver will be signing with the Toronto Argonauts. Carter was released Aug. 11 by ...
Aug 24, 2018

Ex-CDC director Frieden accused of groping woman's buttocks
NEW YORK - One of the nation’s most respected medical experts, who led the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, entered a courtroom on Friday in handcuffs, arrested on sexual-harassm...
Aug 24, 2018
Judge rules Dakota Access developer can't sue Earth First
BISMARCK, N.D. - A federal judge has dismissed a second defendant from a $1 billion racketeering lawsuit that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline filed against environmental groups, leavin...
Aug 24, 2018
Quebec parties spar over Coalition promise to raise marijuana legal age
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec is standing firm on a promise to raise the minimum age for cannabis consumption in the province to 21. Recreational marijuana use is set to become the law of the...
Aug 24, 2018

Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson to speak at Franklin funeral
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cicely Tyson will be among the speakers at Aretha Franklin’s funeral next week. Franklin’s rep, Gwendo...
Aug 24, 2018

Derby game with Montreal carries even more weight with Toronto FC down in standings
TORONTO - Prior to meeting reporters after practice Friday, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney took time out to mingle with pint-sized players attending a summer camp at the MLS team’s training ground...
Aug 24, 2018