Category Archives: Canadian Press
It's checkmate for Baltimore's latest police commissioner
BALTIMORE - When Baltimore’s mayor hand-picked Darryl De Sousa as her choice for police commissioner, heralding his experience and the respect he commanded in the city’s force, he proudly ...
May 15, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Canadian defender Marcel de Jong to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Canadian defender Marcel de Jong to a contract extension Tuesday. The 31-year-old native of Newmarket, Ont., has started eight of 11 games this season. De Jo...
May 15, 2018
Nugent-Hopkins has goal, assist as Canada beats Germany 3-0 at hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark - Just hours removed from a tightly contested overtime win over Latvia, Canada took no chances in its final preliminary round game at the world hockey championship. Ryan Nugent-Hopkin...
May 15, 2018
A look at the final days of 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan and how he was treated
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in the case of David and Collet Stephan who were convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life for their 19-month-old son Ezekie...
May 15, 2018
Palestinians thank Canada for not supporting U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem
OTTAWA - Palestinian diplomats say they welcome the Trudeau government’s decision not to attend the controversial opening of the new American embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. But a spokesman for ...
May 15, 2018
CIA nominee toughens interrogation stance, picks up support
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee appeared to be on a path toward confirmation as she picked up support from key Democrats Tuesday and toughened her public stance against harsh i...
May 15, 2018
Howie Mandel says comedy festival bigger than Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - Comedian Howie Mandel is promising a bigger and more exciting Just For Laughs festival this summer - even with founder Gilbert Rozon out of the picture. “Our whole thrust is moving fo...
May 15, 2018
Trade body: EU still providing illegal subsidies to Airbus
GENEVA - A World Trade Organization panel ruled Tuesday that the European Union continues to provide illegal subsidies to plane-maker Airbus, the latest in a string of tussles between the European man...
May 15, 2018
New Brunswick man sentenced to 15 years for child pornography charge in U.S.
A 50-year-old New Brunswick man who travelled to Ohio to meet a teenage girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for production of child pornography in the United States. Joseph Haggerty was arre...
May 15, 2018
Rescuers recover 4 bodies from capsized Indian ferry
HYDERABAD, India - Rescuers on Wednesday recovered four bodies from a river ferry which capsized in heavy winds in rural south India, leaving up to 40 people still missing and feared dead, an official...
May 15, 2018