Category Archives: Canadian Press
Melissa McCarthy film promoter strikes back at Sesame Street
NEW YORK - The promoter of a new Melissa McCarthy movie says a lawsuit from the makers of “Sesame Street” could be devastating for the film’s August release. Lawyers for the company ...
May 29, 2018
Common-law spouse of Halifax man convicted of murder calls him kind, genuine
HALIFAX - The partner of a Halifax man convicted of murdering a woman he met at a downtown bar has written a glowing letter to a judge about Christopher Garnier, calling him a kind, genuine and though...
May 29, 2018
CAA report recommends ways to reduce congestion on Canadian roads
TORONTO - The Canadian Automobile Association says there are a number of simple measures that could be taken to reduce congestion on roads across the country. A CAA-commissioned study released last ye...
May 29, 2018
Hussen floats ideas to modernize safe third country agreement with U.S.
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he has approached the American government with ideas for modernizing a 14-year-old agreement on refugee claimants who attempt to cross the border betwee...
May 29, 2018
A brash Brit who became UFC champion, Michael Bisping retires from MMA
Michael (The Count) Bisping, who went from the furniture assembly line to UFC champion, has retired after a record-tying 29 fights in the Octagon. The brash Brit won Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fi...
May 29, 2018
Highlights from the spring 2018 report of auditor general Michael Ferguson
OTTAWA - Some of the key findings from the spring 2018 report of federal auditor general Michael Ferguson: - The failed federal public service pay system known as Phoenix was the result of a “go...
May 29, 2018
Correction: Ukraine-Journalist Killed story
KIEV, Ukraine - In a story May 29 about a Russian journalist killed in Ukraine, The Associated Press and other media organizations reported, based on fabricated information from Ukrainian authorities,...
May 29, 2018
Karim Baratov sentenced to five years for major Yahoo security breach
SAN FRANCISCO - A Canadian young computer hacker who American investigators say unwittingly worked for Russian spies was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for his role in a massive security br...
May 29, 2018
Sophomore Prukop willing to continue learning by watching veteran Ray
TORONTO - Quarterback Dakota Prukop took the path less travelled last season to get playing time as a rookie with the Toronto Argonauts. Veteran Ricky Ray started 17 regular-season games before engine...
May 29, 2018
Decision reveals racist bullying at Halifax bus garage: 'Minorities not welcome'
HALIFAX - A bus mechanic married to an African Nova Scotian woman was subjected to a poisonous work environment riddled with unchecked racial discrimination and harassment, according to a provincial H...
May 29, 2018