Category Archives: Canadian Press

Charles Oakley sues Knicks owners, claiming defamation
NEW YORK - Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley sued the team’s owners Tuesday, saying he was defamed when they claimed he committed assault and was an alcoholic after his February arrest ...
Sep 12, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 3 Toronto 3 Baltimore 2 Boston 11 Oakland 1 Cleveland 2 Detroit 0 Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle 10 Texas 3 Houston 1 L.A....
Sep 12, 2017

Former linebacker O'Shea honoured to be headed to Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Mike O’Shea would have rather been preparing for a game Tuesday than talking about himself. But with his Winnipeg Blue Bombers on a bye week and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame poised to welc...
Sep 12, 2017
Jury selection complete at terrorism-related trial for two young Quebecers
MONTREAL - Fourteen jurors were selected Tuesday at the terrorism-related trial of two young adults, with particular attention in the vetting process paid to race and religion. El Mahdi Jamali, 20, an...
Sep 12, 2017

Lions quarterback Travis Lulay to miss rest of CFL season due to knee injury
VANCOUVER - It took several years for Travis Lulay to find a home with the B.C. Lions so he wasn’t prepared to discuss his playing future in Vancouver just hours after the team announced he is o...
Sep 12, 2017

691 Canadians who wanted out of hurricane-struck Caribbean are home: minister
The federal government wants to learn lessons from its efforts to evacuate Canadians from the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean but stopped short Tuesday of apologizing to complaining travellers over how it...
Sep 12, 2017
Postings of US job openings hit a record high in July
WASHINGTON - Job openings posted by U.S. employers reached an all-time high in July, suggesting that the steady hiring of the past year will endure. Openings edged up 0.9 per cent from June to 6.2 mil...
Sep 12, 2017

Ontario judge who wore Trump hat in court suspended without pay for 30 days
TORONTO - An Ontario judge who wore a hat in court bearing Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan has been suspended without pay after an oversight body ruled his behaviour...
Sep 12, 2017

J.J. Abrams to write and direct 'Star Wars: Episode IX'
LOS ANGELES - J.J. Abrams is returning to “Star Wars,” and will replace Colin Trevorrow as writer and director of “Episode IX,” pushing the film’s release date back seven...
Sep 12, 2017

Election panel vice-chair: Group may not recommend changes
MANCHESTER, N.H. - The vice chairman of President Donald Trump’s commission on election fraud on Tuesday dismissed criticism that the panel is bent on voter suppression, saying there is a “...
Sep 12, 2017