Category Archives: Canadian Press
Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Clark dies at 67
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. - Roger Clark, a drummer who contributed to the legendary Muscle Shoals sound, has died. The Times Daily reports that guitarist Travis Wammack says Clark died of a heart attack Thu...
May 25, 2018
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning calls for radical transformation of society
MONTREAL - Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. soldier who became famous after she was imprisoned for passing government documents to Wikileaks, is calling for radical changes to the American military an...
May 25, 2018
Police make appeal in case of girl, 2, who disappeared from Ontario park in 1966
ORILLIA, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police are appealing to anyone with information about the disappearance of a young girl more than 50 years ago to come forward. Police say Diane Prevost was reported...
May 25, 2018
Former Flames head coach Gulutzan joins Oilers as an assistant coach
EDMONTON - Glen Gulutzan coached against Todd McLellan for seven seasons in the NHL, including the last two with the Calgary Flames. Now, he’ll coach alongside him on the other side of the Battl...
May 25, 2018
Defender Marcel de Jong reconnected with Canada to boost his soccer career
VANCOUVER - While Marcel de Jong has Canadian roots, his experience with hockey involved grass and a ball. The Vancouver Whitecaps’ left back was born in Newmarket, Ont., but at the age of four ...
May 25, 2018
Student voters in Ontario look for tuition, mental health help
Lily Eskin has a lot to look forward to. Just wrapping up her undergrad at McMaster University, she has already been accepted into the school’s Masters of Political Science program, secured a sc...
May 25, 2018
Grant for parents of missing or murdered children to pay more: Duclos
OTTAWA - Changes to a federal program aimed at helping parents who have lost a child as a result of abduction or crime will provide easier access and more money. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves ...
May 25, 2018
Robert Indiana's home, studio to be transformed into museum
PORTLAND, Maine - Reclusive pop artist Robert Indiana didn’t open his island home to many strangers. That’s going to change with his death. Indiana’s will calls for his Main Street h...
May 25, 2018
Asylum-seeker claims to be processed faster: immigration minister
OTTAWA - Asylum seekers who cross illegally into Canada - only to wait many months for their refugee claims to be processed - may find their cases finalized sooner as a result of federal changes. The ...
May 25, 2018
Famed Halifax agave nears its end, its capacity for a final bloom unclear
Halifax’s famed agave plant may yet sing its swan song, even as captivated onlookers have started to mourn the imposing succulent’s imminent death. The Agave americana - native to desert c...
May 25, 2018