Category Archives: Canadian Press

'I'll never forgive you:' Victim impact statements at hearing for Calgary killer
CALGARY - Loved ones of a Calgary woman who was raped and murdered in 2015 say they’ll never forgive her killer and the brutal nature of the crime has caused lasting harm. Curtis Healy was found...
Sep 24, 2018

Canada's newest senators: first woman to lead RCMP and Cree Metis businessman
OTTAWA - The first woman to hold the reins of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a Cree Metis businessman are the two newest members of the Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making the appoi...
Sep 24, 2018

Canada has removed six out of 900 asylum seekers already facing U.S. deportation
OTTAWA - Confusion over the number of irregular migrants that have been removed from Canada led to an apology Monday from Border Security Minister Bill Blair - and attracted fresh calls from Oppositio...
Sep 24, 2018

Dallas police officer who shot neighbour fired by department
DALLAS - A white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbour inside his own apartment was fired Monday, the same day the man was being buried in his Caribbean homeland. Police Chief U. ...
Sep 24, 2018
Concordia University names engineering faculty after female graduate Gina Cody
MONTREAL - A woman who had $2,000 when she arrived in Canada nearly 40 years ago has donated $15 million to Concordia University and had its faculty of engineering and computer science named after her...
Sep 24, 2018

Celine Dion to end Las Vegas concert residency next year
Las Vegas will soon have to find a way to go on without Celine Dion, who announced Monday that her concert residency will end next year. The Canadian music star took to social media to confirm that sh...
Sep 24, 2018

Francois Legault worth $10 million; Jean-Francois Lisee $2 million; Couillard $660K
One of the leaders vying to be Quebec premier is worth millions of dollars more than his opponents. Coalition Avenir Quebec’s Francois Legault’s personal wealth stood at $9.86 million as o...
Sep 24, 2018
Actor Richard Gere, new wife eat at diner in his NY hometown
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Patrons and employees of a diner in the upstate New York village where actor Richard Gere grew up got a surprise over the weekend when he stopped by the restaurant with his new ...
Sep 24, 2018

Kawhi Leonard breaks silence on blockbuster trade that brought him to Toronto
TORONTO - Mere minutes into Kawhi Leonard’s long-awaited first official appearance as a Toronto Raptor, he was deftly deflecting questions about his long-term future. The enigmatic Leonard would...
Sep 24, 2018

Newfoundland's popular 'merb'ys' calendar is back, sparklier than ever
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A stunningly popular calendar of burly, bearded mermen posing against scenic Newfoundland backdrops for charity is back for a second year. The 2018 ‘merb’ys’...
Sep 24, 2018