Category Archives: Canadian Press

Malaysia ex-PM pleads not guilty to money laundering charges
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state in...
Aug 07, 2018

Hall of Famer Jim Brown says he'd never kneel during anthem
CLEVELAND - Jim Brown has spent much of his post-NFL career fighting for social justice and change. However, the Hall of Fame running back would never kneel during the national anthem. The 82-year-old...
Aug 07, 2018
Post-'SNL,' Killam relishes challenge of 1 character
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Taran Killam bounced from one character to the next on “Saturday Night Live,” tossing out impersonations of everyone from Brad Pitt to Eminem to Matthew McConaughey...
Aug 07, 2018
Blue Jays put INF Drury on DL with broken hand, INF Uren up
TORONTO - Blue Jays infielder Brandon Drury is going back on the disabled list, this time for a broken left hand that occurred before he was traded from the New York Yankees to Toronto. The Blue Jays ...
Aug 07, 2018
Teen reported missing after Lollapalooza killed by train
CHICAGO - A Chicago teenager reported missing after last being seen at the Lollapalooza music festival was fatally struck by a commuter train. Seventeen-year-old Sincere Ash was reported missing by hi...
Aug 07, 2018
Sexual assault victims often decide against giving rape kits to police: study
TORONTO - Only two-thirds of eligible sexual assault survivors choose to undergo a “rape kit” and less than one-third subsequently hand over the forensic evidence to police, say researcher...
Aug 07, 2018
Police say money with anti-Semitic messages lead to inciting hate charge
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - An Alberta man faces a charge of inciting hate, as well as numerous firearms offences, after someone showed up at a business with money that was stamped with anti-Semitic message...
Aug 07, 2018
Trump going ahead with taxes on $16B in Chinese imports
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will go ahead with imposing 25 per cent tariffs on an additional $16 billion in Chinese imports. Customs officials will begin collecting...
Aug 07, 2018

Stan Mikita, who led Blackhawks to 1961 title, dies at 78
CHICAGO - Stan Mikita, the hockey great who helped the Chicago Blackhawks to the 1961 Stanley Cup title while becoming one of the franchise’s most revered figures, died Tuesday. He was 78. Mikit...
Aug 07, 2018

ESPN attracts record CFL audience for Johnny Manziel's debut
Johnny Manziel’s CFL debut gave the league a record television number for ESPN. Manziel’s first CFL game, as the starting quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes against the visiting Hamilt...
Aug 07, 2018