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UK judge to rule Nov 2 on Depp's libel suit against tabloid
LONDON - A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libelled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater - an accusation his lawyer called a "reputation-destroying, caree...
Oct 27, 2020
Thousands in Bangladesh protest against French cartoons
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh rallied in the South Asian nation's capital on Tuesday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem caricature...
Oct 27, 2020
Ottawa Senators sign forward Chris Tierney to two-year deal, avoiding arbitration
The Ottawa Senators have avoided arbitration with Chris Tierney, signing the forward to a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.5 million. Tierney, 26, will earn $2.8 million in 2020-...
Oct 27, 2020
Judge: US can't replace Trump in columnist's slander suit
NEW YORK - A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that he be replaced as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in ...
Oct 27, 2020
Businesses, cities look to give Canadians outdoor rec options during pandemic winter
At Fresh Air Experience in Ottawa, a sporting goods store that specializes in bikes in the summer and cross-country skis in winter, the demand for ski equipment doesn't traditionally take off until th...
Oct 27, 2020
September orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 1.9%
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a better-than-expected 1.9% in September with a key category that tracks business investment showing a solid gain as well. ...
Oct 27, 2020
Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood
It's an old cliche that if an actor wants to win an Oscar, he or she should consider playing a character with a disability. And it's not entirely unfounded advice: 61 actors have been nominated for pl...
Oct 27, 2020
Most Canadians don't want federal election until at least 2022, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians don't want a federal election during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - or even next year. The results suggest 47 per cent of respondents want the n...
Oct 27, 2020
Too rural, not enough diversity, soul searching needed, say B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal party should view the election results as a wake-up call from voters who punished the free-enterprise coalition for refusing to renew itself in changing times, sa...
Oct 27, 2020
Indigenous-led clinic to help Quebec community still shaken by Joyce Echaquan's death
MONTREAL - The idea is simple, says Jennifer Brazeau, executive director of the Native Friendship Centre in Quebec's Lanaudiere region: provide "a culturally secure space" where Indigenous people can ...
Oct 27, 2020