Category Archives: Canadian Press
Coroner still probing death of US student held by N. Korea
CINCINNATI - A cause of death hasn’t been determined for a 22-year-old college student who was detained for nearly a year and a half in North Korea before being sent home in a coma, an Ohio coro...
Jun 19, 2017
List of honourees recognized for indigenous work by Gov. Gen. David Johnston
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. David Johnston acknowledged the importance of indigenous leadership Monday as he presented a number of awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. Here is a list of those honoured: Syl...
Jun 19, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, June 19 --- GOVERNOR GENERAL APOLOGIZES FOR INDIGENOUS REMARK: Gov. Gen. David Johnston apologized publicly Monday for referring to Indigenous Peoples as immi...
Jun 19, 2017
Ottawa launches $101-million gender-based violence strategy: by the numbers
OTTAWA - On Monday, Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef shed more light on which programs will get a share of the $101 million over five years - plus $21 million annually going forward - which the ...
Jun 19, 2017
Liberal ministers meet Lockheed Martin at Paris Air Show, snub Boeing
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government appears to have given aerospace giant Boeing the cold shoulder in Paris - the latest sign that the Liberal government’s plan to buy Super Hornet fighter jets coul...
Jun 19, 2017
Liberal legislation aimed at limiting how long inmates can be kept in solitary
OTTAWA - The federal government introduced legislation Monday to restrict the use of solitary confinement inside federal prisons and to better protect prisoners with mental illness or at risk of self-...
Jun 19, 2017
N.S. health authority agrees to meet with Lionel Desmond's family, sister says
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Nova Scotia’s health authority has agreed to meet with Lionel Desmond’s immediate family next week, almost six months after the former Canadian soldier fatally shot his ...
Jun 19, 2017
1944 Miss America who inspired WWII effort dies at 92
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A former Miss America who helped rally the nation during World War II by selling millions of dollars’ worth of war bonds has died. Venus Ramey was 92. A funeral home in Sci...
Jun 19, 2017
Coyotes won't offer captain Shane Doan a contract
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Shane Doan was showered with tributes and applause following the final game of the 2016-17 season, the big send-off coming just in case the Arizona Coyotes captain decided to retire....
Jun 19, 2017
Man convicted of sex attack seeks legal records in bid to discredit victim
EDMONTON - A man convicted of sexually assaulting an indigenous woman whom the Crown had jailed and shackled to ensure her testimony has applied for legal records to try to discredit her as he seeks a...
Jun 19, 2017