Category Archives: Canadian Press
Deal set to dismiss domestic assault case against Manziel
DALLAS - Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel has reached a deal with prosecutors for the conditional dismissal of a misdemeanour domestic assault charge involving his former girlfriend. ...
Nov 17, 2016
CRTC partners with FCC to fight against robocalls and ID spoofing
OTTAWA - The CRTC has signed an agreement with its U.S. counterpart to work together to combat unwanted robocalls and illegitimate ID spoofing. The Canadian telecom regulator says its partnership with...
Nov 17, 2016
Guilty plea 'on the table' as Stuckless faces new sexual abuse charges
TORONTO - A guilty plea is “very much on the table” for the man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal as he faces new charges related to the sexual abuse of boys while h...
Nov 17, 2016
Florida court upholds conviction in loud music killing case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida appeals court is upholding the conviction of a white man who shot a Jacksonville teenager after an argument over loud music. The 1st District Court of Appeal on Thursday ...
Nov 17, 2016
Intel chief: Russia eased hacking after US accused Kremlin
WASHINGTON - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that Russia curtailed its election-related cyberactivity after the Obama administration accused Moscow of trying to interfere...
Nov 17, 2016
Hockney landscape fetches record $11.7M in NYC
NEW YORK - A monumental landscape by David Hockney set an auction record for the British artist at Sotheby’s contemporary art sale Thursday evening. “Woldgate Woods, 24, 25, 26 October, 20...
Nov 17, 2016
Appeals court blocks 'Making a Murderer' inmate's release
MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin prison inmate whose case was featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” will stay behind bars while state attorneys appeal a decision overturning his co...
Nov 17, 2016
Premier League managers counting cost of international games
MANCHESTER, England - The final round of international fixtures in 2016 did no favours for managers of some of the English Premier League’s title hopefuls. Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, in pa...
Nov 17, 2016
Mark Cuban: Decision to avoid Trump hotels made 'months ago'
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the team’s decision not to stay at Donald Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago was made before the presidential election. The billionaire technolog...
Nov 17, 2016
Former Valeant executive, ex-Philidor CEO face charges in alleged fraud scheme
MONTREAL - U.S. prosecutors have charged a former executive with Valeant Pharmaceuticals and the head of a defunct U.S. mail-order pharmacy with conspiring to defraud the Quebec-based drug giant throu...
Nov 17, 2016