Category Archives: Canadian Press
Rockefeller treasures break record for single-owner auction
NEW YORK - Peggy and David Rockefeller’s lavish artworks and other treasures set a new world record this week at a Christie’s auction, topping $800 million as the priciest ever single-owne...
May 11, 2018

Vancouver Whitecaps get late goal from Kendall Waston to tie Houston Dynamo 2-2
VANCOUVER - After the emotion faded, Kendall Waston was left facing the reality of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-2 tie with the Houston Dynamo on Friday night. Waston scored four minutes ...
May 11, 2018
Federal judge approves $875 million '60s Scoop settlement after hearings
SASKATOON - A federal judge has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement for Indigenous people who were taken from their families and placed in non-Indigenous foster homes in the so-called ...
May 11, 2018
Record low turnout in first Iraq elections since IS defeat
BAGHDAD - Iraq saw a record low turnout on Saturday in its first elections since the collapse of the Islamic State group, pointing to widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the country under...
May 11, 2018

Federal judge approves $875 million '60s Scoop settlement after hearings
SASKATOON - A federal judge has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement for Indigenous people who were taken from their families and placed in non-Indigenous foster homes in the so-called ...
May 11, 2018

Ovechkin has goal and assist, Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
TAMPA, Fla. - There was no letdown for the Washington Capitals. Just more winning hockey. Putting an emotional second-round victory over playoff nemesis and two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pit...
May 11, 2018

Michigan police department picks "Pawfficer"
TROY, Mich. - A suburban Detroit police department is giving another cat a chance to take the law into her own paws. A cat named “Pawfficer Donut” was sworn in Friday by a judge, a day aft...
May 11, 2018
Fallin vetoes bill keeping no-parole sentences for juveniles
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill Friday evening that would have permitted the state to continue sending juvenile offenders to prison with no chance for parole. The veto came des...
May 11, 2018

Stevie Wonder says Kanye slavery comments are 'foolishness'
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Stevie Wonder has called out Kanye West for saying slavery is a choice, calling the idea “foolishness” and likening it to Holocaust denial. Wonder brought up West ...
May 11, 2018

Oklahoma governor vetoes gun carry bill in defeat for NRA
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill late Friday that would have authorized adults to carry firearms without a permit or training, dealing a rare defeat to the Na...
May 11, 2018