Category Archives: Canadian Press
Reba McEntire, Oak Ridge Boys sing at Bush's Texas funeral
HOUSTON - Reba McEntire has sung “The Lord’s Prayer” at the Houston funeral service of former President George H.W. Bush. The Grammy winner on Thursday followed the Oak Ridge Boys, w...
Dec 06, 2018
Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders retain services of five Canadians
CALGARY - The Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders have re-signed five of their Canadians. Punter Rob Maver, kicker Rene Paredes, long-snapper Pierre-Luc Caron and fullbacks Ante Milanovic-Litre and C...
Dec 06, 2018
Statcan chief: Agency can't back down from push for new data sources
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada won’t back down from a push to find new sources of data to fuel the nation’s thirst for information, but will only move as quickly as Canadians are comfortable, ...
Dec 06, 2018
Julia Roberts, more movie stars snare Golden Globe TV nods
LOS ANGELES - Even the sometimes-offbeat Golden Globe Awards are unable to resist the allure of movie stars who dabble in television work. Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Jim Carrey and Michael Douglas were...
Dec 06, 2018
Larkin scores in OT as Red Wings edge Maple Leafs 5-4 in Nylander's debut
TORONTO - Maple Leafs head Mike Babcock expected William Nylander to be “the freshest guy in hockey” on Thursday night. That was probably asking too much of a player making his season debu...
Dec 06, 2018
A look at the process Canada follows in response to an extradition request
OTTAWA - Canada’s Department of Justice, through its International Assistance Group, helps Canadian and foreign police and prosecutors by extraditing people to face prosecution or sentencing in ...
Dec 06, 2018
'I have no reason to want my father dead, to kill him,' Dennis Oland told police
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A talkative Dennis Oland chatted with police at length about his relationship with his difficult dad, Richard, initially unaware that investigators were zeroing in on him as the pri...
Dec 06, 2018
Laval Rouge et Or defensive standout Mathieu Betts tops CFL draft rankings
Laval Rouge et Or defensive lineman Mathieu Betts is the top-ranked player in the CFL Scouting Bureau’s December rankings for the 2019 Canadian draft. It’s the first time a U Sports produc...
Dec 06, 2018
Premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Trudeau
MONTREAL - Premiers arrived Thursday for a first ministers’ meeting still grumbling about the agenda set by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with one - Ontario’s Doug Ford - threatening to w...
Dec 06, 2018
Feds weigh role in Iraq as defence chief warns about long-term need for troops
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan pledged Canada’s enduring support for Iraq and the war against Islamic State group on Thursday - but stopped short of extending Canada’s military mi...
Dec 06, 2018