Category Archives: Canadian Press
NewsAlert: Actress Debbie Reynolds has died, son says
LOS ANGELES - Actress Debbie Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ and mother of Carrie Fisher, has died, son says. More to come. The Canadian Press
Dec 28, 2016
Guilty verdict in missing Maui pregnant woman's death
HONOLULU - A jury on Wednesday found a Hawaii man guilty of murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend who disappeared while five months pregnant with his child. Steven Capobianco had been on trial sinc...
Dec 28, 2016
Coming Around: Jacob Trouba getting comfortable on right side of Jets' defence
WINNIPEG - Jacob Trouba got what he wanted, even though it’s happened in a roundabout way. When the Winnipeg Jets defenceman was a holdout at the beginning of the NHL season, one reason he and h...
Dec 28, 2016
Obama names Utah, Nevada monuments despite GOP opposition
SALT LAKE CITY - President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West, marking the a...
Dec 28, 2016
Brother of JonBenet Ramsey sues CBS for $750M over series
DENVER - The older brother of JonBenet Ramsey is suing CBS and others for $750 million over a series that concluded he killed his sister. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Burke Ramsey claims that the n...
Dec 28, 2016
Senators to retire Daniel Alfredsson's No. 11 before game against Red Wings
OTTAWA - Through the Ottawa Senators 25-year history no one has made more of an impact than Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators will honour Alfredsson by raising his No. 11 to the rafters, making him the ...
Dec 28, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 28 --- KERRY DEFENDS U.S. POSITION ON ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has staunchly defended the Obama administration’s decision to a...
Dec 28, 2016
Video appears to show Texas police shooting man walking away
DALLAS - A police dashcam video released five months after a Texas officer shot a black man appears to show the man walking away as the officer fired, and the man’s lawyer says he was not a thre...
Dec 28, 2016
Markets Right Now: Stocks slide to a broadly lower close
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. U.S. stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street, more than wiping out the gains from a day earlier. Banks and ba...
Dec 28, 2016
Rapper T.I. and his wife to split as she files for divorce
ATLANTA - Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris, wife of rapper T.I., has filed for divorce from the hip-hop entertainer. Henry County Court records show Harris filed for divorce after six years of marriag...
Dec 28, 2016