Category Archives: Canadian Press
One of few remaining survivors of the Halifax Explosion dies at age 106
HALIFAX - One of the last people to survive the Halifax Explosion has died at the age of 106. An obituary for Gladys Hazel Forrest says she died at a care home in Halifax on Monday. The notice says Fo...
Mar 9, 2018
Kenya president and opposition leader agree to unify country
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s president and opposition leader announced Friday they will work together to unite the country, which has been divided along ethnic lines following last year’s disp...
Mar 9, 2018
South Korean actor under sexual abuse probe found dead
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A veteran South Korean actor who was under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of his students was found dead Friday. Police and fire officials confirmed that Jo Min-ki,...
Mar 9, 2018
'Two separate piles:' Saskatchewan inquests allow for Indigenous jury pools
A lawyer helping the family of a young Cree man shot and killed by a Saskatchewan farmer left a different courthouse this week with an idea about how Canada’s jury system could be improved. Chri...
Mar 9, 2018
Poster in B.C. schools about white privilege hits nerve with some parents
A poster campaign at a school district in British Columbia’s Interior aimed at creating conversations about racism and privilege has struck a nerve with some parents. Schools in the Gold Trail D...
Mar 9, 2018
In the news today, March 9
Five stories in the news for Friday, March 9 --- TRUDEAU TO NAME NEW RCMP BOSS IN REGINA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a busy schedule in Regina today, including the naming of a new RCMP commissio...
Mar 9, 2018
Feds turn eye to career college students in effort to collect more student loans
OTTAWA - Federal officials, as part of the government’s latest efforts to crack down on bad debts, are trying to figure out why graduates from private career colleges are more likely to have pro...
Mar 9, 2018
Judge rejects constitutional challenge after two men found guilty of polygamy
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A judge says two men found guilty of polygamy knew the practice was illegal as she rejected a constitutional challenge on the grounds of freedom of religion and expression. Winston B...
Mar 9, 2018
Suicide bomber kills 9 in Kabul; Taliban kill 16 in province
KABUL - An Islamic State suicide bomber targeted Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras on Friday, blowing himself up at a police checkpoint near a gathering of the minority Shiites in western Kabul, kill...
Mar 8, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Columbus 5 Colorado 4 (OT) Winnipeg 3 New Jersey 2 Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 Buffalo 4 Ottawa 3 (SO) Florida 5 Montreal 0 Vegas 4 Detroit 0 Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Rangers 3 Nashvill...
Mar 8, 2018