Category Archives: Canadian Press
2 Canadian men die in weekend Michigan crash
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Two Canadians are dead after a small plane crashed at an airport in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The crash occurred Saturday at Sanderson Municipal Airport in Sault Ste....
May 07, 2018
Iran-Contra figure Oliver North named president of the NRA
ATLANTA - Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North’s appointment as the next president of the National Rifle Association gives some star power to the gun lobby but also inspires disdain by gun-control advo...
May 07, 2018
Van Gundy won't return to Pistons as coach or team president
DETROIT - After four seasons of mostly mediocre results, the Detroit Pistons are moving on without Stan Van Gundy. He won’t return as president of basketball operations and he isn’t stayin...
May 07, 2018
Millennials embrace royal wedding for pushing traditions
TORONTO - Laura Moniz was never especially interested in the British Royal Family, but she is going all out to celebrate the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The 32-year-old schoolt...
May 07, 2018
Town considers allowing parking on Taylor Swift's street
WESTERLY, R.I. - A Rhode Island town where Taylor Swift owns an oceanfront mansion is considering allowing parking on her street. The town council in Westerly is scheduled on Monday night to discuss a...
May 07, 2018
Taxpayers federation seeks standing in pipeline, carbon tax legal battles
VANCOUVER - An advocacy group that argues for the interests of taxpayers will be asking the courts to allow it take part in separate legal cases in British Columbia and Saskatchewan in a dispute over ...
May 07, 2018
Actor Tom Sizemore sued over claim he groped child actor
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah woman who told police Tom Sizemore groped her at a photo shoot when she was 11 is suing the actor. The lawsuit filed Monday says the 2003 incident during production the “...
May 07, 2018
Toronto-area school board to consider request to fly rainbow flag this summer
A school board west of Toronto is expected to discuss this week whether to allow the rainbow flag to be raised outside district schools during Pride Month this summer. The request to fly the flag in J...
May 07, 2018
Wounded Quebec City mosque worshippers urge Trudeau to ban assault weapons
OTTAWA - Wounded worshippers and family members of those killed in the Quebec City mosque shooting are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to outlaw assault weapons. In a Monday letter to Trudeau...
May 07, 2018
Ecological integrity to be top priority for Parks Canada: environment minister
OTTAWA - Protecting and conserving the natural environment is Parks Canada’s main job, the federal environment minister concludes in her response to a massive public consultation on the future o...
May 07, 2018