Category Archives: Canadian Press

Harris, Williams, Sinopoli named CFL's top performers for July
TORONTO - Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris, Edmonton wide receiver D’Haquille (Duke) Williams and Ottawa wide receiver Brad Sinopoli are the CFL’s top performers for July. Harris, a Win...
Aug 01, 2018
Congo announces 4 new Ebola cases in country's northeast
KINSHASA, Congo - At least four new cases of the Ebola virus have emerged in Congo’s northeast, just a week after an outbreak in the northwest was declared over, the country’s health minis...
Aug 01, 2018
Actor Patrick Dempsey warns of online scam soliciting money
LEWISTON, Maine - Actor Patrick Dempsey says someone is impersonating him online and asking his fans to give money to either him or his Maine-based non-profit. Dempsey tweeted on his verified account ...
Aug 01, 2018

Mueller offers Trump team new proposal for interview
WASHINGTON - In negotiations over a possible interview by prosecutors, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has offered the White House format changes, perhaps willing to limit some questions a...
Aug 01, 2018

Manziel set to make first CFL start facing former Hamilton Tiger-Cats squad
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats never had the chance to see just how good Johnny Manziel could be in a regular-season game. They’ll find out Friday night. The former Heisman Trophy winner will make his ...
Aug 01, 2018

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister remakes his cabinet with major shuffle
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has made major changes to his cabinet roughly midway through his mandate, swapping ministers in Health, Finance and other high-profile portfolios. Pallister...
Aug 01, 2018
Police: Father was texting when he ran over toddler twice
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Police in west Georgia say a father was texting when he ran over his toddler son twice in his driveway. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports 24-year-old Trenton Cook is charged with se...
Aug 01, 2018

Citing competitiveness pressures, feds ease carbon tax thresholds
OTTAWA - The federal government is scaling back its carbon pricing plan for heavy industrial emitters in a bid to cut greenhouse gas production without creating an incentive for companies to simply up...
Aug 01, 2018
Mounties locate minivan with body stolen from Alberta funeral home
RED DEER, Alta. - RCMP say a minivan containing a man’s body that was stolen from a funeral home in Red Deer, Alta., has been recovered. Police say the body was still in the back of the vehicle ...
Aug 01, 2018

Lawsuits against Soulpepper and co-founder Albert Schultz 'resolved,' reps say
TORONTO - Legal actions against the Soulpepper Theatre Company and its co-founder, Albert Schultz, over sexual-harassment allegations have been “resolved,” representatives said Wednesday. ...
Aug 01, 2018