Category Archives: Canadian Press

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal says a trial judge was right to sentence a dangerous offender who tortured and starved his victim to an indefinite period in prison. Dustin Paxton was convicted i...

OTTAWA - Before the regular season even started, Rick Campbell had a feeling something special was brewing with his Ottawa Redblacks. “As we were going through training camp, I just thought ther...

EDMONTON - Ken Hitchcock has put a brief retirement behind him to coach his hometown Edmonton Oilers, replacing the fired Todd McLellan. Here are five things to know about the latest coach that will t...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is studying whether it should make changes to the framework that has underpinned its policy decisions - such as interest-rate movements - for several decades. In a speech T...

DUBUQUE, Iowa - A man accused of driving onto and damaging the eastern Iowa baseball field made famous by the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” must serve two to five years of probation. Televi...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy will receive an award from Ireland’s president for his Albany-based literary works focusing on the Irish-American experience. The T...

TORONTO - An Ontario judge erred in determining that the possible harm caused by solitary confinement could be managed by monitoring inmates and pulling them out of isolation if they appear unwell, a ...

The University of Guelph has launched a sports business institute to study the multibillion-dollar world of athletics, from sponsorships to social media. Guided by an advisory board chaired by Interna...

OTTAWA - The federal government is prepared to order an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees if a collective agreement isn’t soon reached, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday. &...

MONTREAL - A former Quebec provincial police officer who drove into a car at high speed and killed a 5-year-old boy has been sentenced to eight months in jail. Patrick Ouellet received his sentence Tu...