Category Archives: Canadian Press
Court denies new trial in 'Serial' podcast murder case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland’s highest court denied a new trial Friday for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appea...
Mar 08, 2019
Announcer pulled from broadcast after lynching comment
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A play-by-play announcer was pulled from the broadcast of the Boys’ State Hockey Tournament in Minnesota after he encouraged one team’s fans to “get out the lynchin...
Mar 08, 2019
Avie's Flatter installed as early 3-1 Queen's Plate Winterbook favourite
TORONTO - Avie’s Flatter was installed as the early 3-1 Queen’s Plate Winterbook favourite Friday. The hypothetical Winterbook offers an early look at the 84 three-year-olds, including 11 ...
Mar 08, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and...
Mar 08, 2019
Canada must do more to help jailed Saudi women: Amnesty International
OTTAWA - An international rights group urged the federal government Friday to finally break its silence and loudly and specifically speak out against Saudi Arabia for jailing women who have been fight...
Mar 08, 2019

Elderly Ottawa man dug out by police after spending winter snowed into home
Ottawa Police helped dig an elderly man out of his home Thursday after the city’s excessively snowy winter left him housebound for weeks. The man in his 70s had heat and electricity and access t...
Mar 08, 2019

Federal Conservatives not introducing non-confidence motion against Trudeau
ROSSER, Man. - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will not be introducing a motion of non-confidence against Justin Trudeau despite saying the prime minister has lost the moral authorit...
Mar 08, 2019

Sanders' 'Medicare for All' expands long-term care benefits
WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes of the “Medicare for All” debate by expanding his proposal to include long-term care, a move that is forcing other Democratic preside...
Mar 08, 2019
Regulator flooded with complaints over doctors advocating gun control
TORONTO - A group of doctors pushing for tighter gun laws says one of its leaders has been targeted in an “organized campaign of mass harassment” fuelled by gun rights activists. Canadian ...
Mar 08, 2019

Calgary Dinos, Ryerson Rams set to battle in Final 8 championship rematch
HALIFAX - There will be a rematch of last year’s championship in the semifinals of the 2019 U Sports Final 8 men’s basketball tournament. The reigning champion Calgary Dinos, seeded second...
Mar 08, 2019