Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chief military judge faces five more charges, case proceeding to court martial
OTTAWA - Canada’s top military judge is facing five additional charges following an independent investigation, the Department of National Defence said Monday as it announced that his case is now...
Jun 11, 2018
Playoff disappointments make Cup parade sweeter for Capitals
WASHINGTON - Nine early playoff exits paved the way for the Capitals’ unexpected Stanley Cup run and made the trip down Constitution Avenue all the more satisfying to the NHL champions and their...
Jun 11, 2018
Canadian under-20 rugby team takes on U.S. in World Rugby U20 Trophy playoff
With the help of some generous benefactors, the Canadian under-20 rugby team is set to take on the U.S. to see who advances to the World Rugby U20 Trophy 2018. The two teams face off in Houston on Tue...
Jun 11, 2018
Senior found dead: Calgary woman says she stabbed mother, threw her down stairs
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A Calgary woman has admitted to stabbing her mother multiple times and throwing her down a flight of stairs in the 78-year-old’s home. Lisa Freihaut put out an emotional appe...
Jun 11, 2018
Choosing cabinet, picking office space, hiring assistants: Tory transition to power underway
TORONTO - From choosing cabinet members and hiring political aides, to picking office space and conducting background checks on legislators, Ontario’s newly elected Progressive Conservatives mus...
Jun 11, 2018
Remains of archbishop known for TV preaching can be moved
PEORIA, Ill. - The remains of famous Roman Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen can be moved to Illinois from New York, nearly 40 years after his death, a judge said. Joan Sheen Cunningham, 90, believes m...
Jun 11, 2018
Your internet use could change as 'net neutrality' ends
NEW YORK - Your ability to watch and use your favourite apps and services could start to change - though not right away - following the official demise Monday of Obama-era internet protections. Any ch...
Jun 11, 2018
Don't trust the tech giants? You likely rely on them anyway
NEW YORK - If technology giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon face a common threat to their dominance, it probably lies in a single word: trust. These companies have woven themselves into the fabri...
Jun 11, 2018
MLB extends administrative leave of Jays closer Osuna for fifth time
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball has extended the administrative leave of Toronto closer Roberto Osuna by seven days through June 18, the fifth time the initial seven-day period has been lengthened. O...
Jun 11, 2018
US teacher honoured for highlighting Polish Holocaust hero
WARSAW, Poland - An American teacher who together with his students shed light on the story of a Polish woman who saved hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust was honoured Monday with the aw...
Jun 11, 2018