Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau adds to Senate ranks, appointing Julie Miville-Dechene from Quebec
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing former journalist and public servant Julie Miville-Dechene to fill a Senate vacancy from Quebec. Miville-Dechene spent 25 years as an award-winning...
Jun 20, 2018
Maple Leafs-Canadiens rivalry set to resume on opening night
The two Canadian Original Six teams will square off to open the 2018-19 NHL season. The Toronto Maple Leafs will play host to the Montreal Canadiens in their home opener at the newly named Scotiabank ...
Jun 20, 2018
Kate Spade Foundation to donate $1M for suicide prevention
NEW YORK - Kate Spade New York has announced plans to donate $1 million to support suicide prevention and mental health awareness causes in tribute to the company’s late founder. To start, the c...
Jun 20, 2018
Eva Longoria gives birth to first child, a son
LOS ANGELES - Eva Longoria is a mom. The actress and husband Jose “Pepe” Baston welcomed Santiago Enrique Baston into the world on Tuesday. They say they are so grateful “for this be...
Jun 20, 2018
Fan levelled by Lions player hires law firm
VANCOUVER - A partially clothed fan who was hit by a B.C. Lions player has retained the services of a law firm. In a statement released Wednesday, Preszler Law Firm said the fan “suffered seriou...
Jun 20, 2018
Trudeau says he can't imagine Trump damaging U.S. by imposing auto tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he can’t imagine President Donald Trump will make good on his threat to impose new tariffs on Canadian autos entering the United States because it wou...
Jun 20, 2018
Another honour for Viola Desmond: 'She would be humbled and overjoyed'
HALIFAX - After decades of being overlooked, human rights trailblazer Viola Desmond is receiving yet another posthumous honour. Desmond, who was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto la...
Jun 20, 2018
Video shows headless rattlesnake striking man
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - An Alabama man who shot a rattlesnake got a surprise when the headless reptile tried to bite him long after he thought it should be dead. Billy Forbus tells WSFA-TV he saw the snake...
Jun 20, 2018
In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule
WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating ch...
Jun 20, 2018
Sights, sounds of World Cup turn Toronto FC training centre into giant rec room
TORONTO - A recent four-day break allowed Toronto FC defender Nick Hagglund to combine two of his favourite pastimes - hanging out with three-month-old daughter Eloise and watching soccer. “I wa...
Jun 20, 2018