Category Archives: Canadian Press

SANFORD, Fla. - A Florida man who fired at George Zimmerman’s vehicle during a road-rage confrontation has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Orlando Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2elGj...

REGINA - Two paramedics who went into a northern Saskatchewan school while a shooter was on the loose have been recognized for their bravery. Kalvin Jones and Darryl Morin received medals from the Roy...

TORONTO - The Blue Jays continue to tweak their batting lineup in search of some offence. Toronto manager John Gibbons shifted Jose Bautista to leadoff from the cleanup position on Monday for Game 3 o...

TORONTO - Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he is no longer under contract with the UFC and is a free agent, although the promotion disputes that. The 35-year-old Montreal fighte...

OTTAWA - A selection of quotes from Justice Malcolm Rowe, the latest nominee to the Supreme Court of Canada, taken from the questionnaire he filled out in applying for the job and distributed Monday b...

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A Penn State lawyer on Monday turned claims in a civil lawsuit against a former coach who offered key testimony against Jerry Sandusky, saying it’s not the school’s fault...

OTTAWA - Malcolm Rowe, a judge of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, has been nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada. Here’s a look at his life and career: Born: St. John’s, ...

SAN DIEGO - For some, the apology went too far. For others, it didn’t go far enough. For many, it was just right. The president of one of the largest police organizations in the United States on...

MONTREAL - There are virtually no direct wars between states anymore and that will make Canada’s upcoming peacekeeping missions all the more complicated, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion s...

NEW DELHI - India’s federal health minister says at least 23 people died after a fire broke out in a private hospital in the eastern Indian city of Bhubneswar. Minister J.P. Nadda disclosed the ...