Category Archives: Canadian Press

Navy spy Jeffrey Delisle granted full parole: federal board
HALIFAX - Convicted spy Jeffrey Delisle, who sold Western military secrets to Russia, has been granted full parole. A decision from the Parole Board of Canada said it was satisfied that the risk posed...
Mar 08, 2019

Gilbert Rozon sex crime hearing draws protesters but accused doesn't show
MONTREAL - Protesters gathered outside the Montreal courthouse today for a scheduled appearance by Gilbert Rozon on sex crime charges, but the Just for Laughs founder never showed, choosing to be repr...
Mar 08, 2019
'Zorba the Greek' composer Theodorakis hospitalized
ATHENS, Greece - “Zorba the Greek” composer Mikis Theodorakis has undergone surgery in Athens to have a pacemaker installed. A hospital statement says Theodorakis, who is 94, had the opera...
Mar 08, 2019
Underage forward granted early entry into Ontario Hockey League draft
TORONTO - Shane Wright has become the sixth player to be admitted early entry into a Canadian Hockey League draft under the exceptional-player rule. The Ontario Hockey Federation announced Friday that...
Mar 08, 2019

House OKs election, ethics overhaul; Senate to slam door
WASHINGTON - Newly empowered House Democrats approved a centerpiece of their agenda Friday, a sweeping plan to reduce the role of big money in politics, ensure fair elections and strengthen ethics sta...
Mar 08, 2019
Canadian Jennifer Abel earns two Diving World Series medals
BEIJING - Canada’s Jennifer Abel captured two medals on Friday at the second Diving World Series event of the season. The 27-year-old native of Laval, Que., won bronze in the women’s three...
Mar 08, 2019

SNC-Lavalin's court loss shifts spotlight to Trudeau's new attorney general
OTTAWA - The spotlight in the SNC-Lavalin affair has shifted to rookie Justice Minister David Lametti now that a court has rejected the company’s bid to force the public prosecutor to pursue an ...
Mar 08, 2019
Train service planned for Coachella Valley music festivals
INDIO, Calif. - Transportation officials are working on using Amtrak train service to help alleviate notorious traffic heading to and from the annual Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals in the So...
Mar 08, 2019

Victim's sons tell court that killing of ailing mother was no act of compassion
MONTREAL - Following emotional testimony from the victim’s family members, the Crown and the defence offered vastly different sentencing recommendations Friday for a Montreal man convicted of su...
Mar 08, 2019
Thailand pulls out of 2020 Olympic weightlifting over doping
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Thailand has volunteered to ban itself from Tokyo Olympic Games weightlifting next year because of doping, another blow to a sport whose place on the Olympic program is precarious....
Mar 08, 2019