Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prosecutors: 'Making a Murderer' inmate's confession legal
MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” has no basis for his claims that his confession wasn’t voluntary and shouldn’t be released...
Dec 22, 2016
2016 breakout year in summer sport for Canada, but money for medals scrutinized
CALGARY - Canada proved in 2016 it could compete with the world’s top summer sport countries, equalling its best showing at a non-boycotted Summer Olympics with 22 medals at the Rio Games. Four ...
Dec 22, 2016
Canada's speed, teamwork raises hopes for world junior gold on home ice
MONTREAL - Playing on home ice with a team built for speed and tenacity could be a winning combination for Canada at the world junior hockey championship. While Canada is missing teenage stars like Co...
Dec 22, 2016
Toronto Raptors DJ 4Korners on his new EP and career
TORONTO - He has the power to set the mood for 20,000 basketball fans at Toronto Raptors games and give a boost to new musical acts by playing them to a massive arena. Now 4Korners, the official DJ of...
Dec 22, 2016
New law to ease Canada-US travel
MONTPELIER, Vt. - A new law will make it easier for people to travel between Canada and the United States. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy will be at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport this afte...
Dec 22, 2016
Hip frontman Gord Downie chosen as the Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s spirited fight with terminal brain cancer struck a chord with Canadians in 2016. Whether he was packing arenas for the Tragically Hip’s summer tour or igniting a re...
Dec 22, 2016
Port Colborne, Ont., fire victims died of smoke inhalation: Police
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - Police say four members of a family killed in a house fire in Port Colborne, Ont., last week all died of smoke inhalation. Thirty-seven-year-old Tammy Burd, her children, 15-year...
Dec 22, 2016
From dime bag to money bags, businesses look forward to recreational marijuana
TORONTO - It’s Sunday afternoon and Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation is packed full of marijuana enthusiasts perusing tables of goods. Everything from marijuana-infused barbecue sauc...
Dec 22, 2016
US business investment rose in November for 2nd month
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses stepped up their spending on industrial machinery, steel, and other big-ticket items last month, a sign that one of the economy’s weak spots may be improving. The Co...
Dec 22, 2016
Held on obscenity charges, Egyptian author freed from prison
CAIRO - An Egyptian author has walked out of a Cairo police station after a court suspended his two-year prison sentence pending review of his appeal on obscenity charges. The year-long case of Ahmed ...
Dec 22, 2016