Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario teacher who had sexual encounters with students sentenced to two years
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - An Ontario middle-school teacher who had sexual encounters with several students and traded nude photos with them has been sentenced to two years in prison. Jaclyn McLaren pleaded g...
May 19, 2017
Canada always prevails in U.S. softwood dispute and will again, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - A made-in-Canada solution to help softwood producers and workers weather the storm of U.S. duties has been delayed at least until the end of May. It has been almost a month since the U.S. Dep...
May 19, 2017
Canada holds to 'spirit' of drug treaties with legal pot: McLellan
OTTAWA - A former Liberal cabinet minister who led a federally appointed task force on legalizing cannabis says Canada’s plan to greenlight the drug for recreational use is in keeping with the s...
May 19, 2017
Tulsa officer acquitted in man's death returning to force
TULSA, Okla. - A white Oklahoma police officer acquitted in an unarmed black man’s shooting death will be back on the force next week, even as jurors who declared her not guilty of manslaughter ...
May 19, 2017
Beterbiev signs deal to fight Koelling despite legal battle with promoter GYM
MONTREAL - Light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev has signed a contract to face Germany’s Enrico Koelling in an elimination bout despite a court bid to have his contract with promoter Yvon ...
May 19, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps back home to face Sporting Kansas City after long road trip
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps can probably be forgiven if they have to look up directions to B.C. Place Stadium. “Big, white building,” head coach Carl Robinson quipped when asked if...
May 19, 2017
Security consultations suggest preference for freedoms over new powers
OTTAWA - Protection of individual rights and freedoms trumped the idea of additional powers for security agencies and police among participants in federal consultations on national security, says a ne...
May 19, 2017
Eisenberg to play Marceau in Jakubowicz's 'Resistance'
NEW YORK - The director of an upcoming film on the French resistance during World War II says Jesse Eisenberg has signed to play mime Marcel Marceau. Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote in an email Friday that ...
May 19, 2017
Canadian men look to end rugby sevens season on high note in London
Canada wraps up the World Sevens season this weekend in London, hoping to end on a high note after a disappointing showing in Paris. Still there have been more pluses than minuses for coach Damian McG...
May 19, 2017
Sullivan's gamble on Murray pays off with Penguins 3-2 win over Senators
OTTAWA - It turns out Mike Sullivan’s decision to start Matt Murray for Game 4 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference final was the right one. Murray, who hadn’t started a game since April ...
May 19, 2017