Category Archives: Canadian Press
US home price gains lift household wealth to $90.2 trillion
WASHINGTON - A healthy increase in home values and higher stock prices drove up U.S. household wealth in the July-September quarter, though the gains are largely concentrated among wealthier Americans...
Dec 08, 2016
NHL has no plans to reconsider Golden Knights name after denial of trademark
PALM BEACH, Fla. - The NHL does not intend to reconsider the name or logo of the Las Vegas expansion franchise after U.S. patent authorities denied the club’s trademark request. NHL deputy commi...
Dec 08, 2016
Kentucky man pleads guilty in family murder plot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky man charged with orchestrating the slayings of his parents, sister and an acquaintance who was enlisted to kill the family has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty...
Dec 08, 2016
Defendant's pal: Will Smith attacked my friend after crash
NEW ORLEANS - Anger and anguish were evident in a New Orleans courtroom Thursday as a friend of the man on trial for killing retired Saints star Will Smith repeatedly insisted that Smith and his frien...
Dec 08, 2016
FIFA head urges greater vigilance to prevent abuse in soccer
SINGAPORE - Soccer must be more vigilant in protecting young players as allegations of sexual abuse mount across the British game, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday. Police in London hav ...
Dec 08, 2016
Global stocks extend European stimulus-inspired rally
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Global stocks continued to rise Friday as investors remained buoyed by the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its bond-buying economic stimulus program. South Ko...
Dec 08, 2016
Gardiner escapes Toronto spotlight, finds support under Mike Babcock
TORONTO - Jake Gardiner didn’t know what to think a few years ago when Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle told him to toughen up. “It’s not like I’m a Matt Martin-type guy wh...
Dec 08, 2016
Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger celebrates birth of 8th child
NEW YORK - Mick Jagger’s representatives say the rock legend has welcomed the birth of his eighth child. Jagger, the 73-year-old frontman of the Rolling Stones, was on hand Thursday at a New Yor...
Dec 08, 2016
Focus on featherweights as UFC returns to Toronto after three-year absence
TORONTO - Another step in filling (The Notorious) Conor McGregor’s sizable featherweight shoes will take place Saturday night at UFC 206 as the MMA juggernaut returns to Toronto for the first ti...
Dec 08, 2016
Paula Broadwell: Petraeus cabinet talk 'a bit of a shocker'
NEW YORK - David Petraeus’ former mistress says “it was a bit of a shocker” to learn the retired four-star general was being considered by President-elect Donald Trump for a cabinet ...
Dec 08, 2016