Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Moana's reigns, 'La La Land' sings in limited release
LOS ANGELES - Disney’s “Moana” has continued to sit pretty atop the box office for its third consecutive weekend, but Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land” was wha...
Dec 11, 2016
Politicians scramble to address higher pedestrian death rates on city streets
TORONTO - As the number of pedestrian deaths continues to climb in Canada’s most populous city, politicians and police are trying to address the issue. So far this year, 42 pedestrians have died...
Dec 11, 2016
IMF chief Lagarde faces negligence trial in France
PARIS - Christine Lagarde is taking time off her day job solving the world’s financial crises to face trial Monday, accused of negligence after the French state handed $425 million to a tycoon c...
Dec 11, 2016
Senators defenceman Borowiecki suspended two games for boarding
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki two games for boarding Los Angeles forward Tyler Toffoli. The incident occurred at 2:38 of the first period of the KingsR...
Dec 11, 2016
Police investigate after plane crash near Quebec City leaves 2 dead
LEVIS, Que. - Investigators are trying to determine what caused a plane crash south of Quebec City that killed two people. A 63-year-old Quebec man and a 21-year-old woman from France died when the tw...
Dec 11, 2016
British foreign secretary stresses friendship in Saudi visit
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Britain’s foreign secretary is emphasizing the depth of his country’s friendship during a visit to Saudi Arabia as he tries to defuse controversy over comments seen ...
Dec 11, 2016
Prosecutors in 2 states face uphill police murder-retrials
CINCINNATI - Facing uphill battles to find jurors willing to convict police officers, prosecutors in two states say they will try again to win guilty verdicts against white officers in the fatal shoot...
Dec 11, 2016
Sand dune opponents invoke Zika fears in bid to stop project
MARGATE, N.J. - This shoreline community has tried everything it can think of to prevent protective sand dunes from being built along the beach, invoking lost views, wrongly seized property rights and...
Dec 11, 2016
Tribe locked in power struggle over absentee chief
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The chief of a New England tribe who spends part of the year living in Florida won’t step down after being impeached, sowing division among the Narragansett Indians who are Rh...
Dec 11, 2016
Bibeau to make first NHL start for Leafs against struggling Avalanche
TORONTO - Antoine Bibeau will make his first NHL start Sunday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the struggling Colorado Avalanche. A sixth round pick in 2013, Bibeau has gone 6-5-3 with a .907 s...
Dec 11, 2016