Jul 18 2018 — The Canadian Press — Ottawa police have confirmed former Redblacks defensive back Teague Sherman has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. Police say Sherman was charged last week, but did not provide further details because the matter is before the courts. Sherman didn’t play in Ottawa’s game against Calgary on Thursday and was released by the Redblacks […]
Jul 18 2018 — The Canadian Press — First the head coach was shown the door. Now a franchise cornerstone is being shipped out. The Toronto Raptors continue to make big changes after yet another post-season disappointment, with the latest move a whopper of a deal that will send DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio in exchange for Kawhi Leonard. The Raptors confirmed the […]
Jul 18 2018 — The Canadian Press — Margaret Atwood is adding another accolade to her collection as the 2018 laureate of the Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship. The annual prize, named for former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, is awarded annually to an individual who has demonstrated commitment to the principles of inclusion and belonging. In a statement, Clarkson lauded Atwood’s luminous […]
Jul 17 2018 — The Canadian Press — Drawing Canadian theatregoers to a politically charged musical about an English shipbuilding town won’t be easy — but Sting hopes audiences give his play “The Last Ship” a chance. The production opens at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre in February with the “Fields of Gold” singer playing one of the characters. He also wrote the […]
Jul 17 2018 — CNN — Late night hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert went after President Donald Trump for his comments made during Monday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. “Helsinki has frozen over,” Kimmel said while opening his ABC show. “The President of the United States today publicly sided with Russia over our own FBI […]
Jul 15 2018 — The Canadian Press — Ray Emery, the former NHL goaltender whose career spanned more than a decade and included stops in Ottawa, Chicago and Philadelphia, drowned in Hamilton Harbour on Sunday, police said. Insp. Marty Schulenberg said Emery’s death does not appear to be suspicious, calling it a “case of misadventure.” Schulenberg said Emery jumped off of a boat […]
Jul 15 2018 — Associated Press — France has captured the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia on Sunday in Moscow, Russia.
Jul 14 2018 — Associated Press — Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101. Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her web page said she died at 6:02 p.m. but didn’t […]
Jul 13 2018 — The Canadian Press — Ivanka Trump’s clothing line will no longer be sold at Hudson’s Bay department stores, the Hudson’s Bay Company said Friday, and the retailer has already dropped the brand from its website. It will phase out the brand at its stores throughout the fall based on its performance, the company said in a statement. “As part […]
Jul 12 2018 — Associated Press — “Game of Thrones” roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday’s nominations with 22 bids. HBO’s fantasy saga is a two-time best drama winner that sat out the last year’s awards. It’s returning to face formidable competition: “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the dystopian sci-fi series that claimed top drama honours last year, drew 20 bids, with […]
Jul 12 2018 — Associated Press — Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, her attorney said early Thursday. While Daniels was performing at Sirens, a strip club in Columbus, some patrons touched her in a “non-sexual” way, her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, told The […]
Jul 10 2018 — CNN — Oh, the things President Trump will be greeted with this week when he visits London: demonstrators, a giant “Trump Baby” balloon — and a uniquely British musical protest. For the past couple of weeks, a social media campaign has sought to make Green Day’s classic 2004 jam “American Idiot” the No. 1 tune in the […]
Jul 9 2018 — The Canadian Press — Canada pop superstar Justin Bieber has broken his silence, confirming his engagement to American model Hailey Baldwin. The 24-year-old singer from Stratford, Ont., confirmed the engagement in an Instagram post on Monday that included a photo of Baldwin kissing him. Bieber promises in the post to put Baldwin first and calls her the love of […]
Jul 8 2018 — The Canadian Press — A comedian and actor said a racist incident he saw on the streets of Toronto on Saturday was not representative of the Canada he wants to live in. Andrew Phung had dropped his family off at Rogers Centre for a Blue Jays game, parked his car nearby and was walking to the stadium when he […]
Jul 5 2018 — CNN — Ed Schultz, the liberal firebrand and former MSNBC host who most recently anchored a show for a Russian-funded media organization, died on Thursday. He was 64. Schultz’s death was confirmed by RT America, the Russian-funded media outlet where he hosted “News With Ed.” “We at RT America are sad to announce the passing of Edward […]