Category Archives: Canadian Press
A look at Russians who became mixed up in Trump probe
MOSCOW - An investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into an elaborate Russian operation that sought to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and try to help Donald Trump win the White ...
Mar 22, 2019
Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe, delivers report
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday turned over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency...
Mar 22, 2019
Sentencing judge in Broncos crash calls for carnage on highways to end
MELFORT, Sask. - A judge called for an end to “carnage on our highways” as she sent a truck driver to prison on Friday for causing a fatal crash involving a Saskatchewan junior hockey team...
Mar 22, 2019
Calgary Inferno, Les Canadiennes de Montreal clash for Clarkson Cup
Brianne Jenner has experienced both beating and losing to Les Canadiennes de Montreal in the Clarkson Cup. So the Calgary Inferno forward would rather lift the governor general’s chalice Sunday ...
Mar 22, 2019
Quebec man convicted in Mafia-linked conspiracy deported to Italy
MONTREAL - Michele Torre, a Quebec man convicted in 1996 for his role in a Mafia-linked conspiracy, finally ran out of options to stay in Canada and boarded a plane Friday night to his native Italy, h...
Mar 22, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey diagnosed with concussion
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey has been diagnosed with a concussion, the team said Friday. Pompey was scratched from Toronto’s lineup for Thursday’s spring training game agains...
Mar 22, 2019
Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget
OTTAWA - Concerns are being raised about limits to who might qualify for aid under a section of this week’s federal budget geared toward supporting journalism, and whether the money will, in the...
Mar 22, 2019
Factors judge considered in sentencing of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash
The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for 29 counts of dangerous driving causing death or bodily harm. Court heard the inexper...
Mar 22, 2019
UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission to prevent medevac gap
OTTAWA - The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its mission in Mali in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to prevent a gap in the provision of military medical evacuations for woun...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian skier Alex Harvey finishes 10th in World Cup cross-country sprint
QUEBEC - Canadian cross-country legend Alex Harvey was held off the podium in one of the last races of his storied career, but he says he’s still well positioned for a fitting finale on home tur...
Mar 22, 2019