Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ottawa, First Nations agree to protect N.W.T. area twice the size of Banff
FORT PROVIDENCE, N.W.T. - It’s where elders hunt and children hear their stories by the campfire. And after a deal signed Thursday between First Nations and the federal government it’s lik...
Oct 11, 2018
Man gets extra three years for strangling wife, burying body in basement
CALGARY - A man who strangled his wife and concealed her body in the family home after enduring what he described as years of domestic abuse has been given an additional three years in prison. Allan S...
Oct 11, 2018
National Ballet of Canada preparing for first-ever tour of Russia
TORONTO - The first time Karen Kain visited Russia, it was 1973 and the Soviet Union was facing major food shortages. The Canadian ballet star needed sufficient sustenance, as she and Frank Augustyn w...
Oct 11, 2018
Defence opens case at British sailor's sexual assault trial in Halifax
HALIFAX - A British marine has testified that a woman who alleges she was gang raped by at least three sailors made a sexual comment when he knocked on the door of a noisy barracks room at a Halifax-a...
Oct 11, 2018
Court date set for Lenny Dykstra on threat, drug charges
ELIZABETH, N.J. - A court date has been set for former Major League Baseball player Lenny Dykstra to face drug and threat charges. Dykstra is scheduled to appear before a judge in Elizabeth on Oct. 22...
Oct 11, 2018
Judge orders land dispute involving former Alberta chief back to Square 1
CALGARY - A federal judge has sent a land dispute between two families on Canada’s largest First Nation back to Square 1. Justice Michael Manson did not overturn a decision that transferred land...
Oct 11, 2018
Stronach lawsuit lays bare family dispute over control of family firm
TORONTO - A lawsuit by business magnate Frank Stronach seeking $520 million in compensation and damages against his daughter, two grandchildren and others has laid bare a two-year old dispute about co...
Oct 11, 2018
Israeli court: NZ activists must pay for Lorde cancellation
JERUSALEM - An Israeli court has ordered two New Zealand women to pay over $12,000 in damages for allegedly helping persuade the pop singer Lorde to cancel a performance in Israel. The suit was filed ...
Oct 11, 2018
Students speak out about university's handling of reported sexual assault case
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Students at St. Francis Xavier University are speaking out in response to the school’s handling of a reported case of campus rape, calling for a review of its sexual violence ...
Oct 11, 2018
Despite legalization, cannabis remains prohibited for Canadian athletes
TORONTO - Canada’s anti-doping watchdogs are warning athletes that while cannabis use will become legal for the average Canadian as of next weekend, a toke remains taboo for them. CBD is the sho...
Oct 11, 2018