Category Archives: Canadian Press
Anonymous donor foots strangers' tab at coffee shop to encourage kindness
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Customers at coffee shop in Newfoundland got their caffeine fix with a dose of kindness after finding out an anonymous benefactor was footing the bill, a barista says. Rachell...
Oct 09, 2016
Military police, prosecutors hold key to where criminal cases end up
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces has launched the first comprehensive review of the military justice system in generations. Here are some facts about the system: - Only serving military personnel can be c...
Oct 09, 2016
Military justice review to consider leaving sex crimes with civilian court
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces has launched the first internal review of the military justice system in generations and among the issues being looked at is whether all military sexual crimes should be h...
Oct 09, 2016
Bronze ceiling: Girls seek statue of woman for Central Park
NEW YORK - Wander through Central Park past monuments to figures including Christopher Columbus, Alexander Hamilton, William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott, and it may suddenly hit you: Where are th...
Oct 09, 2016
Court fight over Ohio executions likely to focus on sedative
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio says it’s resuming executions in January with a three-drug protocol similar to one it used for several years. The concept is one adopted for decades by many states. The fir...
Oct 09, 2016
Even in Cleveland, Brady greeted by cheers in his return
CLEVELAND - Well before he had thrown a pass that counted this season, Tom Brady was hearing cheers, even on the road. Then he led his New England Patriots to a touchdown Sunday. And another. And anot...
Oct 09, 2016
CONCACAF to overhaul 'archaic' World Cup qualifying format
LONDON - World Cup qualifying in North America is set to be overhauled to avoid shutting out the majority of countries in the CONCACAF region so early. CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has instig...
Oct 09, 2016
Ryan Reynolds pays birthday tribute to Newfoundland-born cancer victim
Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds penned an emotional online tribute to a Newfoundland-born cancer victim Sunday, honouring what would have been the boy’s 14th birthday. Reynolds, who is from Vancouv...
Oct 09, 2016
Success: UK group says 2 endangered rhinos have given birth
LONDON - British conservationists say two critically endangered eastern black rhinos bred in captivity in England have given birth in the wild in Africa - a development likely to please Prince William...
Oct 09, 2016
Gun or stun gun? Different police responses raise questions
SAN DIEGO - When Alfred Olango pulled out an object from his right pocket last month and assumed a shooting stance in a strip mall parking lot in a San Diego suburb, one officer opened fire with his p...
Oct 09, 2016