Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Latest: "Serial" case draws spectators from far away
BALTIMORE - The Latest on appeals court hearing in high-profile case of Maryland man whose murder conviction chronicled in the “Serial” podcast (all times local): 1:40 p.m. The high-profil...
Nov 29, 2018
Writers' group won't honour prosecutor tied to Central Park 5
NEW YORK - The Mystery Writers of America withdrew a major honour Thursday from author Linda Fairstein after other writers condemned the ex-prosecutor’s role in New York’s notorious “...
Nov 29, 2018
US, Canada women to renew hockey rivalry in February
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The United States and Canada are renewing the top rivalry in women’s hockey with a three-game series in February. USA Hockey and Hockey Canada announced Thursday the on...
Nov 29, 2018
Atlantic First Nations urged to 'work together' to achieve self-determination
HALIFAX - Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada need to work together to achieve self-determination, a former grand chief of the Council of Yukon First Nations said as a summit on self-governance ...
Nov 29, 2018
Fishing boat beacons would lower risks of Canada's deadliest job: report
HALIFAX - Emergency radio beacons should be mandatory on fishing vessels in an effort to curb fatalities in Canada’s deadliest sector, a Senate committee said in a new report. The report release...
Nov 29, 2018
As GM cuts in US, Fiat Chrysler invests in Italian plants
MILAN - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Thursday that its plants in Italy would return to full employment with a 5 billion-euro ($5.7 billion) investment in new cars and engine technology, including a ...
Nov 29, 2018
Cruise control: GM's No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit
SAN FRANCISCO - General Motors’ No. 2 executive is moving from Motor City to Silicon Valley to run the automaker’s self-driving car operations as it attempts to cash in on its bet that rob...
Nov 29, 2018
Humboldt Broncos memorial fund, player thanks everyone involved in GoFundMe
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The chairman of the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Fund is thanking everyone who was part of a $15.2-million GoFundMe campaign and its distribution to those involved in the bus crash. Dar...
Nov 29, 2018
Sinclair distances itself from commentary after protest
NEW YORK - The Sinclair Broadcast Group is distancing itself from commentary by its chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn, who this week supported the Trump administration’s efforts to stop mig...
Nov 29, 2018
Cohen cops to lying to Congress as Mueller's Russia probe gathers steam
WASHINGTON - The slow-motion suspense of Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia sped up suddenly Thursday as Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, admitted to a New York judge he ...
Nov 29, 2018