Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jets believe resiliency that led to big regular season will continue in playoffs
WINNIPEG - For a young team, the Winnipeg Jets showed a resiliency and ability to adjust this regular season worthy of a veteran squad. Those qualities are being put to the test again early in the pla...
Apr 12, 2018
Backpage.com, CEO plead guilty to state, US charges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative nationwide “online brothel” pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges including co...
Apr 12, 2018
B.C. police officer dies 30 years after car crash put him in unresponsive state
Victoria police Const. Ian Jordan died in hospital Wednesday after spending 30 years in a mostly unresponsive state caused when his cruiser crashed into another police vehicle racing towards the same ...
Apr 12, 2018
Indiana GOP locked candidate out of database
INDIANAPOLIS - Senate candidate Todd Rokita likely violated ethics laws as Indiana’s secretary of state by repeatedly accessing a Republican donor database from his government office, prompting ...
Apr 12, 2018
Jones off to strong start as she aims for another Players' Championship title
TORONTO - Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones maintained her strong start at the Players’ Championship while Ottawa’s Rachel Homan continued to stumble. Jones, the Pool A leader and reigning w...
Apr 12, 2018
Comey compares Trump to mob boss, Trump cries "slime ball"
WASHINGTON - Firing back at a sharply critical book by former FBI director James Comey, President Donald Trump blasted him Friday as an “untruthful slime ball,” saying, “It was my gr...
Apr 12, 2018
Showtime's 'Circus' returns with new co-host Alex Wagner
NEW YORK - A lot has changed since the three hosts of Showtime’s “The Circus” shared duck at Washington’s Momofuku restaurant at the end of the show’s last season. Seemin...
Apr 12, 2018
Quebec teen suspended for donning sports jersey in support of Humboldt victims
MONTREAL - A Quebec high school student who wore a jersey to school to show support for the victims of the crash involving the Humboldt Broncos says he was kicked out of class for his gesture. Philipp...
Apr 12, 2018
'Consorting with the enemy:' Tory jokes that viral clip could aid raccoons
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city’s “animal-resistant” green bins are effective, despite a viral video of a clever raccoon breaking into one. The clip this month shows the critte...
Apr 12, 2018
'I'm going to shoot myself in the head': audio of mosque killer tabled in court
QUEBEC - Shortly after Alexandre Bissonnette opened fire in a Quebec City mosque in 2017 and murdered six men, he called 911 and told the operator he was going to shoot himself, according to the audio...
Apr 12, 2018