Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jets sign star goaltender Hellebuyck to six-year contract worth $37 million
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck is cashing in after a breakout season that saw him emerge as one of the top goaltenders in the NHL. The Winnipeg Jets announced Thursday they’ve signed Hellebuyck to...
Jul 12, 2018
PM, justice minister asked to consider new trial or pardon in Latimer case
WILKIE, Sask. - A Saskatchewan farmer who was convicted of killing his severely disabled daughter nearly 25 years ago is applying for either a new trial or a pardon. Robert Latimer’s Vancouver l...
Jul 12, 2018
'The Rock' joining group that champions rights for disabled
BOSTON - Dwayne Johnson plays an amputee in his latest movie. Now he’s jumping in to help people with disabilities in real life. Johnson, who plays a former FBI agent with a prosthetic leg in th...
Jul 12, 2018
Royal etiquette for the Trumps' visit: Don't kiss the queen
LONDON - President Donald Trump is coming to Britain fresh from a confrontational NATO summit that featured stinging criticism of America’s closest allies, but he’s likely to tone down tha...
Jul 12, 2018
Paul Tracy says IndyCar drivers too 'vanilla,' need bad guys to market sport
TORONTO - Paul Tracy has never been one to pull his punches. The “Thrill from West Hill” was famously involved in two dust-ups with fellow drivers Alex Tagliani and Sebastien Bourdais, goi...
Jul 12, 2018
Tony Accurso granted bail while he appeals fraud conviction and sentence
MONTREAL - After spending one week behind bars, Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso was released on bail Thursday while he appeals his conviction and four-year prison sentence in connection with ...
Jul 12, 2018
Involve business in ocean plastics pollution issue, talks: McKenna
HALIFAX - The federal environment minister says she wants business leaders involved when she and her counterparts from other G7 nations gather in Halifax this fall to discuss how to reduce the flow of...
Jul 12, 2018
Black bear noshes on lunch inside surprised woman's minivan
ATLANTA - Bears don’t usually pack a lunch, but they’ll be happy to eat whatever someone else has prepared. WSB-TV reports that Carrie Watts of Rabun County found a large black bear enjoyi...
Jul 12, 2018
Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin stop at store, pose for photos
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. - Newly engaged singer Justin Bieber and model Hailey Baldwin have paid a visit to a grocery store in upstate New York, where they posed for photos with employees and customers. Chri...
Jul 12, 2018
Trudeau touts 2017 defence plan as answer to Trump's call for NATO spending
BRUSSELS - Donald Trump boasted Thursday of singlehandedly winning commitments from his fellow NATO leaders to meet and exceed a defence spending target of two per cent of GDP - even though Prime Mini...
Jul 12, 2018