Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sistine Chapel Choir making rare appearance in Detroit
DETROIT - Heavenly voices will be heard in Detroit. The Sistine Chapel Choir from Rome is performing Saturday at the Detroit Opera House. It’s the group’s first U.S. tour in more than 30 y...
Sep 21, 2017
California hits Gatorade in court for "anti-water" videogame
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gatorade has agreed not to make disparaging comments about water as part of a $300,000 settlement reached Thursday with California over allegations it misleadingly portrayed water...
Sep 21, 2017
Former Dodgers star Mondesi sentenced to 8 years in prison
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Raul Mondesi has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement during his term as mayor of his homet...
Sep 21, 2017

Bobmers defence expecting to be tested third-string Redblacks QB
WINNIPEG - Maurice Leggett and Jackson Jeffcoat aren’t salivating at the thought of going up against a third-string quarterback on Friday. The Blue Bombers are hosting an Ottawa Redblacks squad ...
Sep 21, 2017

Trudeau: No comment on North Korea threats, let's pursue a diplomatic solution
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Justin Trudeau avoided being drawn into the tit-for-tat threats between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea, pointing instead to signs that diplomacy might prevail in a nucl...
Sep 21, 2017
Quebec suspect charged with murder in Amber Alert case out of coma: lawyer
MONTREAL - A man who fled authorities last week with his six-year-old boy and who was later charged in the slaying of the child’s mother is close to being released from hospital, his lawyer said...
Sep 21, 2017

NORAD commander calls for modernization to address changing threats
BANFF, Alta. - The top Canadian officer at the North American Aerospace Defence Command says the system needs to evolve to meet modern threats. Speaking at the Banff Global Business Forum on Thursday,...
Sep 21, 2017
Newfoundland to allow switch to gender-neutral birth certificates
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador has announced it will allow gender-neutral birth certificates, short-circuiting a court battle with a prominent St. John’s activist. The Libera...
Sep 21, 2017
May to urge new partnership, transition period for Brexit
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May will try to kick-start faltering Brexit negotiations on Friday by proposing a new economic and security partnership between Britain and the European Union, plus a t...
Sep 21, 2017
US, Russian militaries hold unprecedented talks on Syria
WASHINGTON - Senior American and Russian military leaders met for an unprecedented, face-to-face session somewhere in the Middle East this week to discuss the growing tensions in the competing battles...
Sep 21, 2017