Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prosecutor featured in 'The Staircase' on Netflix has died
DURHAM, N.C. - One of the prosecutors who tried the infamous 2001 North Carolina killing featured in “The Staircase” documentary series has died. Police say Freda Black, a former Durham as...
Jul 30, 2018
A star for Calgary Flames and Canada, 'Iggy' retires after 20 NHL seasons
CALGARY - Jarome Iginla shed no tears, but generated laughs Monday as one of the NHL’s premiere power forwards closed the book on a 20-year career. The 41-year-old entertained a packed news conf...
Jul 30, 2018
Three dead after small plane bound for P.E.I. crashed in Maine
GREENVILLE, Maine - Police in Maine say three people have died after a small plane that departed from Pembroke, Ont., and was headed for Prince Edward Island crashed near a small airport. State police...
Jul 30, 2018
Cosby fighting classification as sexually violent predator
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s lawyers are challenging the legality of the process under which a Pennsylvania board recommended he be classified as a sexually violent predator. They also claimed...
Jul 30, 2018
Roughriders release Canadian running back Messam following voyeurism charge
REGINA - Jerome Messam’s second stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders has come to an abrupt end after the Canadian running back was charged with voyeurism. The Riders announced via Twitter on ...
Jul 30, 2018
Wolfpack await full playoff schedule but will play four home games in Qualifiers
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will host Toulouse Olympique, Widnes Vikings, London Broncos and Hull Kingston Rovers in their playoff push for promotion to the elite Super League. The transatlantic ru...
Jul 30, 2018
Manitoba government moves a step closer to carbon price for large emitters
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government moved closer Monday to charging a carbon tax on a handful of large emitters in the province. The Progressive Conservative government released a discussion paper that...
Jul 30, 2018
Traditional Inuit songs once banned during colonialism focus of new course
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Ancient Inuit drum songs once banned as part of colonialism are being given renewed attention during a course in Nunavut next month. The Qaggiavuut Society says it will hold a five-...
Jul 30, 2018
Boy, 13, died in so-called 'choking game,' New Brunswick authorities say
FREDERICTON - The death of a 13-year-old boy has prompted a call for education about a phenomenon known as the “choking game.” New Brunswick authorities say the teen died of asphyxia as a ...
Jul 30, 2018
Allegation clouds Bobby Brown's plan for violence shelter
ATLANTA - Singer Bobby Brown plans to build a shelter for domestic violence victims in honour of his late daughter while declining to directly address old allegations that he once hit his ex-wife Whit...
Jul 30, 2018