Category Archives: Canadian Press

Clinton's book publisher questions reviews from Amazon users
NEW YORK - The publisher of Hillary Clinton’s new book “What Happened” is questioning Amazon reviews posted within a day of the book’s release. Published Tuesday, the book is C...
Sep 13, 2017

Coderre calls Amherst a 'stain' and to yank general's name from Montreal street
MONTREAL - Jeffery Amherst, the British general who supported giving smallpox-laced blankets to Indigenous Peoples and whose military victories ended French rule in Canada, will no longer be honoured ...
Sep 13, 2017
Toronto cop who had cocaine in wallet expected to plead guilty to misconduct
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who pleaded guilty to a criminal charge after cocaine was found in his wallet is expected to plead guilty to misconduct. Det.-Const. Kirk Blake, who now faces two ch...
Sep 13, 2017

Ontario premier tells Opposition leader to retract comments or face legal action
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has asked the leader of the Opposition to retract comments he made about her or face legal action. The premier’s lawyers wrote a letter to Patrick Brown ...
Sep 13, 2017
Gay couple denied baby through surrogate challenges Utah law
SALT LAKE CITY - A gay couple denied the chance to have a baby using a surrogate challenged a Utah law’s reference to heterosexual parents Tuesday in a case that illustrates the legal complicati...
Sep 13, 2017

Nova Scotia Mountie killed after stopping to change motorists' tire in N.B.
MEMRAMCOOK, N.B. - A Nova Scotia Mountie who worked to educate the public about the need to slow down when driving past emergency vehicles was killed after being struck while helping motorists change ...
Sep 13, 2017
Police: Man nabbed trying to rob just-burglarized restaurant
COVINA, Calif. - Police say a man with a knife tried to rob a Southern California pizza restaurant just a few hours after burglars had already stolen from it. Covina police Lt. Trevor Gaumer tells the...
Sep 13, 2017

US producer prices rose in August as energy costs shot up
WASHINGTON - Higher energy costs led to prices at the wholesale level rising in August at the fastest pace in four months. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which meas...
Sep 13, 2017

Rebel Wilson awarded millions in Australia defamation case
MELBOURNE, Australia - A judge awarded Rebel Wilson record damages of 4.56 million Australian dollars ($3.66 million) on Wednesday over magazine articles the actress said cost her roles in Hollywood f...
Sep 13, 2017

Alouettes fire head coach Chapdelaine, defence co-ordinator Thorpe
MONTREAL - For a third year in a row, the Montreal Alouettes have changed coaches in the middle of the season. With his team mired in a four-game losing streak, general manager Kavis Reed took over as...
Sep 13, 2017