Category Archives: Canadian Press
Individual compensation announced for Indian Day School survivors
OTTAWA - Brilliant late-winter sunshine lifted the spirits of Garry McLean’s family members Tuesday as they celebrated the former Indian Day School survivor - and a proposed settlement of his cl...
Mar 12, 2019
NHL says Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly didn't utter homophobic slur
TORONTO - The NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Morgan Rielly are adamant the star defenceman didn’t utter a homophobic slur on the ice. What’s unclear is this: Did anyone? And if so, who? ...
Mar 12, 2019
In the Rings: Curlers seeking equal prize payouts at national championships
Several top curlers have started talks with Curling Canada to address concerns about the difference between men’s and women’s payouts at the national championships. The winning team at the...
Mar 12, 2019
Drummer Hal Blaine, played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies
LOS ANGELES - Hal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and ’70s who played on the songs of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys and lai...
Mar 12, 2019
Autopsy: George Foreman's daughter died by suicide in Texas
HUMBLE, Texas - A Texas medical examiner confirms that Freeda George Foreman, the daughter of former heavyweight champion George Foreman, died by suicide. Emergency crews found the 42-year-old woman w...
Mar 12, 2019
Ethiopia embassy staff practised for disaster weeks before crash: senators
OTTAWA - Canadian Embassy staff in Ethiopia’s capital city took part in emergency-response training just weeks ago, two visiting senators said Tuesday as they described watching consular officia...
Mar 12, 2019
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging on the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Dawn Tanner: Tanner, an Ontario high school ...
Mar 12, 2019
Germany closing airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 planes
BERLIN - Germany’s transport ministry says the country is closing its airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, following a similar decision by Britain. The ministry confirmed to news agency dpa on...
Mar 12, 2019
A year after Ariel Kouakou disappeared, father defiant he is still alive
MONTREAL - The father of a 10-year-old boy who disappeared in Montreal one year ago stood by a church altar Tuesday night and defiantly told the roughly 200 people gathered that his son is still alive...
Mar 12, 2019
'Mockingbird' author compared hometown to Elvis' Graceland
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee railed against her Alabama hometown for trying to exploit her success in a letter that helps explain later legal battles involv...
Mar 12, 2019