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Freeform supports Halle Bailey's Ariel casting amid backlash
LOS ANGELES - A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of "The Little Mermaid." Freeform posted an o...
Jul 8, 2019
Eric Swalwell says he's ending his 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California is ending his presidential bid, becoming the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign. Swalwell announced his deci...
Jul 8, 2019
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...
Jul 8, 2019
Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 8, 2019
Trans Canada collisions
One crash caused another on the Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm.Police say a pickup truck trying to turn right onto Old Hatchery Road was rear-ended by a semi truck last Thursday afternoon, causi...
Jul 8, 2019
Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...
Jul 8, 2019
Don Cherry says he'll return to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts
TORONTO - Don Cherry says he isn't moving on from "Coach's Corner" just yet. On Saturday, Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons wrote Cherry's return next season hadn't been confirmed. The colourfu...
Jul 8, 2019
Trump will 'no longer deal' with UK ambassador after cables
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he will "no longer deal" with the British ambassador to the United States following the leak of frank cables assessing his administration. Trump says of the am...
Jul 8, 2019
Activist Hong Kong singer faces down China at UN rights body
GENEVA - Just like her fellow Hong Kong protesters, pop star Denise Ho is standing up to China. Just like them, she seems to have gotten under Beijing's skin - this time at an international human righ...
Jul 8, 2019
Warren raises $19.1M, tops Sanders during second quarter
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter, her campaign said Monday, cementing her status in the top tier of Democratic presidential contenders and a leading voice of th...
Jul 8, 2019

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