Category Archives: Canadian Press
Crown says no evidence of political interference in Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors have pushed back against suggestions of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s criminal case, saying there is no evidence to support such allegations. Th...
Dec 17, 2018
Agency proposes passenger compensation for delays, cancellations, damaged bags
OTTAWA - Air passengers who are bumped from overbooked flights or forced to sit through long delays could receive up to $2,400 in compensation - cash or something more than a pile of coffee coupons - ...
Dec 17, 2018
Missouri poacher ordered to repeatedly watch 'Bambi'
OZARKS, Mo. - A Missouri poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie “Bambi” as part of his sentence in a scheme to illegally kill hundreds of deer. David Berry Jr. was ordered ...
Dec 17, 2018
Ex-manager sentenced to 39 months prison in hospital corruption case
MONTREAL - A former hospital executive who pocketed a $10-million bribe in return for helping engineering giant SNC-Lavalin win a Montreal hospital-building contract was sentenced Monday to 39 months ...
Dec 17, 2018
Flynn's ex-business associates charged with illegal lobbying
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two business associates of Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, were charged Monday with illegally lobbying for Turkey as part of a campaig...
Dec 17, 2018
Actor Geoffrey Rush accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - “Orange Is the New Black” actress Yael Stone alleged actor Geoffrey Rush engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour when they starred in “The Diary of a Madman” in ...
Dec 17, 2018
Country band Alabama mark 50 years with new tour
NASHVILLE - Country band Alabama will mark their 50th year together with a new tour in 2019, more than a year after founding member Jeff Cook announced that he has Parkinson’s disease. The Gramm...
Dec 17, 2018
Jesuits sent abusive priests to retire on Gonzaga's campus
On the surface, Father James Poole seemed like the cool priest in Nome, Alaska. He founded a Catholic mission radio station that broadcast his Jesuit sermons alongside contemporary pop hits. A 1978 st...
Dec 17, 2018
Jeff Bridges to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Globes
LOS ANGELES - Jeff Bridges may have once been considered as one of Hollywood’s most underappreciated actors, but next month’s Golden Globe Awards will showcase his life and illustrious car...
Dec 17, 2018
Meghan's father Thomas Markle appeals to her to call home
LONDON - Thomas Markle appealed to his daughter Meghan to call home, saying Monday they hadn’t spoken since her wedding to Prince Harry in May. The former actress, now known as the Duchess of Su...
Dec 17, 2018