Category Archives: Canadian Press
A correction to the Tug-Aground-Lawsuit story
VANCOUVER - In a story published Wednesday, The Canadian Press said the Heiltsuk incurred costs associated with testing and its investigation in the millions of dollars. In fact, the First Nation says...
Oct 11, 2018
Promoter of failed Fyre Festival gets 6 years in prison
NEW YORK - A federal judge has given the creator of the highly publicized, failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas a six-year prison term. Billy McFarland was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court...
Oct 11, 2018
Justin Trudeau names Ontario lawyer, PEI Mi'kmaq chief to Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Ontario lawyer Josee Forest-Niesing and Mi’kmaq leader Brian Francis from Prince Edward Island as the newest members of the Senate. The two are t...
Oct 11, 2018
Kanye West delivers jaw-dropping performance in Oval Office
WASHINGTON - Live from the Oval Office, it’s Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance. The rapper didn’t rap. But, seated across from President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk, the mus...
Oct 11, 2018
Italian parliament approves controversial spending targets
MILAN - Italy’s parliament has approved deficit-raising spending targets, defying markets and Italy’s eurozone partners who had been pressing for changes. The parliamentary vote Thursday c...
Oct 11, 2018
Minnesota officers who killed suicidal teen won't be charged
CHASKA, Minn. - Prosecutors say they won’t charge two sheriff’s officials who fatally shot a suicidal Minnesota teenager. The Carver County Attorney’s Office said Thursday that the o...
Oct 11, 2018
Poulin, Szabados lead Canadian women's hockey team into Four Nations Cup
CALGARY - Marie Philip-Poulin and veteran goaltender Shannon Szabados headline Canada’s roster for the Four Nations Cup women’s hockey tournament. Poulin and Szabados were among 23 players...
Oct 11, 2018
Mother charged in death of son swept away in swollen Ontario river
The mother of a toddler swept into a raging river during flash flooding in Ontario earlier this year has been charged in her son’s death, police said Thursday. Ontario Provincial Police said the...
Oct 11, 2018
Kid Rock comes to White House as Trump signs royalty bill
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is welcoming musicians including Kid Rock and country star John Rich to the White House as he signs legislation overhauling the way music is licensed and songwriter...
Oct 11, 2018
3 farmers to plead guilty in organic grain fraud scheme
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Three farmers have agreed to plead guilty to fraudulently marketing non-organic corn and soybeans as certified organic as part of a lengthy, multi-million-dollar scheme. Documents fi...
Oct 11, 2018