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Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says
MIAMI (AP) – A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and more details about ... Read More »
RCMP believe fatal shooting at gas station happened after dispute at pumps escalated
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – RCMP in Alberta say they believe a fatal shooting at a gas station happened after a dispute at the pumps escalated. Police say members from their detachment in Rocky Mountain House were called to the Sunchild First Nation Gas Station shortly before 8:30 on Sunday morning. Upon arrival, they say ... Read More »
Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
SEATTLE (AP) – Alaska Airlines said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration that has shown wariness about higher fares in the industry. The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands, rooted in the nation’s 49th ... Read More »
Conspiracy theories are popular in Canada, especially among conservatives: poll
OTTAWA – The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre statements, but a new poll suggests a sizable number of Canadians believe in these and other conspiracy theories. About five ... Read More »
Renowned Canadian musician and former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75
Myles Goodwyn, the award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter who shot to stardom as the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. His publicist Eric Alper says Goodwyn died earlier today in Halifax. No cause of death was announced. Alper describes Goodwyn as one of the great songwriters of the classic rock ... Read More »
Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thenault claims World Cup gold in aerials
RUKA, Finland – Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thenault captured season-opening World Cup gold in women’s aerials on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., posted a winning score of 99.05 points ahead of Australian runner-up Danielle Scott’s 88.47 under the lights at night. “I’m really happy. It was not an easy day for me,” Thenault told ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75
Canadian musician Myles Goodwyn, the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. His publicist Eric Alper says Goodwyn died earlier today in Halifax. More coming... Read More »
Canada’s Grondin wins season-opening World Cup snowboard cross event
ROMANS-SUR-ISÈRE, France – Eliot Grondin won the season-opening men’s World Cup snowboard cross on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., edged reigning Olympic champion and runner-up Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria in Sunday’s final by less than a tenth of a second. “I had a good start and protected the lead the whole way down,” Grondin ... Read More »
‘They’re functioning:’ Toronto scientist’s relatives released from Hamas captivity
TORONTO – Ten-year-old Ofri Brodutch had barely been released from weeks of captivity by Hamas in the Gaza Strip before she began talking about her next trip to Canada. But her uncle, Israeli-born, Toronto-based scientist Aharon Brodutch, says her excitement at the prospect of another summer spent visiting her Canadian cousins contrasts sharply with the ... Read More »
Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt
SEATTLE (AP) – Alaska Air Group said Sunday it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt. The combined company would keep both airlines’ brands, which call the 49th and 50th states their homes. Alaska will pay $18 in cash for each share of Hawaiian, whose stock closed Friday at $4.86. ... Read More »
Italy’s Brignone claims gold again, Canada’s Grenier places sixth in giant slalom
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – Italy’s Federica Brignone won her second consecutive gold medal in the women’s World Cup giant slalom event on Sunday at Mont-Tremblant. Brignone, who also won the event Saturday, finished with a total time of two minutes 11.95 seconds. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami took silver (2:12.28), while overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin of ... Read More »
