Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man sentenced to more than 24 years for Texas mosque fire
VICTORIA, Texas - A man convicted of torching a South Texas mosque last year has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison. Marq Vincent Perez was sentenced Wednesday during a court hearing in Vi...
Oct 17, 2018
Britain, EU decide to take some time in getting Brexit right
BRUSSELS - Leaders from the European Union and Britain shrugged off a weekend negotiating debacle and previous Brexit-related deadlines Wednesday, giving themselves several more weeks to clinch a frie...
Oct 17, 2018
Fed officials discussed hiking rates to 'restrictive' level
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials last month debated how high they should raise interest rates to achieve their economic goals, with some arguing that they might need to lift rates to a level tha...
Oct 17, 2018
Canada Pension Plan board not yet interested in cannabis investments
CALGARY - A spokesman for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it is not yet interested in making direct investments in Canada’s newly legalized recreational marijuana industry. Michel ...
Oct 17, 2018
Tukhugov removed from UFC card in Moncton due to Nevada commission probe
TORONTO - The UFC 229 post-fight brawl involving the camps of Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov has cost featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov his bout at the upcoming UFC card in Moncton, N.B. Tukhugov...
Oct 17, 2018
Timeline of events in the case of convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo
A chronology of events in the case of convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo: 1991 June 15 – Leslie Mahaffy, 14, disappears from outside her home in Burlington, Ont., in the early hours of th...
Oct 17, 2018
'Brazen Botanist' sentenced to jail for plant thefts
SALEM, Mass. - A Massachusetts man who police dubbed the “Brazen Botanist” after he was captured on a surveillance camera stealing plants from a porch has pleaded guilty. The Salem News re...
Oct 17, 2018
Nielsen says 10.5 million watch premiere of 'The Conners.'
NEW YORK - The 10.5 million people who tuned in to ABC to watch the premiere of ABC’s sitcom “The Conners” is a classic half-full, half-empty story. It was the first time the old ...
Oct 17, 2018
Cavs forward Thompson credits his time with Canadian team for strong camp
TORONTO - Tristan Thompson credits his stint with Canada’s national basketball team this past summer for his solid NBA training camp. The 27-year-old from Brampton, Ont., helped the Canadians to...
Oct 17, 2018
Commish: 1 women's hockey league 'inevitable'
Players want a single North American women’s professional hockey league. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman does, too. And now National Women’s Hockey League founder and Commissioner Dani Rylan...
Oct 17, 2018