Category Archives: Canadian Press
Maple Leafs to honour indigenous people during Tuesday's game against Oilers
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will recognize victims of residential schools as well as missing and murdered indigenous women at Tuesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. A pre-game video w...
Oct 28, 2016
Key events in the political life of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice
CALGARY - Jim Prentice, the former federal cabinet minister and former Alberta premier, died earlier this month in a plane crash outside Kelowna, B.C. Here are some key events in his political career:...
Oct 28, 2016
Ukrainian man renames himself iPhone 7 to win the phone
KIEV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian man has officially changed his name to iPhone 7 after an electronics store offered the latest Apple product to the first five people who do that. The 20-year old iPhone Sim...
Oct 28, 2016
Canada heralds nuclear material treaty but critics call for full ban
OTTAWA - Two recent votes at the United Nations show Canada’s preferred path towards ridding the world of nuclear weapons - saying no to a push for full-scale nuclear disarmament in favour of a ...
Oct 28, 2016
Canadian sports doctor who treated elite U.S. athletes guilty of misconduct
TORONTO - A renowned Canadian sports doctor who helped big-name athletes come back from injuries has been found guilty of professional misconduct related to a years-old offence. The decision against D...
Oct 28, 2016
Convicted killer and aviation empire heir Dellen Millard is broke, court hears
TORONTO - A convicted killer who is heir to an aviation empire told court on Friday that has no money to pay for his defence in two upcoming murder trials. Dellen Millard, who was convicted of first-d...
Oct 28, 2016
FBI investigating new emails for classified information
WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating whether there is classified information in new emails uncovered during the sexting investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, the estranged hus...
Oct 28, 2016
Woman who falsely claimed rape near Montreal gets 15 months in the community
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former Quebec woman who falsely claimed she had been sexually assaulted has been sentenced to 15 months to be served in the community. Carole Thomas will be under house arrest for ...
Oct 28, 2016
Does baby powder cause cancer? Another jury says yes.
TRENTON, N.J. - For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regula...
Oct 28, 2016
NewsAlert: Clinton predicts new FBI probe on emails will not change anything
DES MOINES, Iowa - Hillary Clinton says she is confident new emails will not change FBI’s conclusion she should not face prosecution. She also calls on FBI to immediately release all information...
Oct 28, 2016