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Jeffrey Epstein's legal woes pile up amid new charges
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Financier Jeffrey Epstein is entangled in two legal fights that span the East Coast, challenging his underage sexual abuse victims in a Florida court hours after he was indicte...
Jul 11, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Looters deserve to be hammered hard by the courts
KAMLOOPS - OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN-NICOLA MP DAN ALBAS is shopping around for support of a private member's bill he hopes will deter anyone tempted to take advantage of wildfire evacuees by looting their...
Jul 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Court to Trump: Blocking Twitter critics is unconstitutional
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump lost a major Twitter fight Tuesday when a federal appeals court said that his daily musings and pronouncements were overwhelmingly official in nature and that he viol...
Jul 11, 2019
Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature
OTTAWA - Twitter says it is launching an experiment in Canada today that will allow users in this country to hide replies to tweets on the social-media platform. The timing comes as social media ...
Jul 11, 2019
Former prime minister Chretien hospitalized in Hong Kong with a kidney stone
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Jean Chretien is receiving treatment for a kidney stone in Hong Kong after falling ill there, says a spokesman. "Mr. Chretien has a kidney stone," said Bruce Hartley, a ...
Jul 11, 2019
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies at 89
DALLAS - H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89. Perot...
Jul 11, 2019
Toronto FC optimistic about rest of season as Gallardo, Gonzalez join the fold
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney surveyed his troops Tuesday and liked what he saw. The opening of the MLS secondary transfer window saw the unveiling of 22-year-old Venezuelan winger Erickson Gallardo an...
Jul 11, 2019
Taylor Swift shakes off drama with fun concert performance
NEW YORK - In her first public appearance since discovering her masters were in the hands of someone she's not a fan of, Taylor Swift didn't directly address the issue, but she did play music from tha...
Jul 11, 2019
'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 11, 2019
Weinstein overhauling legal team as trial looms in 60 days
NEW YORK - With one lawyer bolting amid public backlash and another saying he and his client just couldn't get along, Harvey Weinstein is recasting his defence team yet again, this time a mere 60 days...
Jul 11, 2019
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