Category Archives: Canadian Press

Mark Chapman shouldn’t have to wait long to hear his name called at the CFL draft Thursday night. The speedy Central Michigan receiver is one of a handful of players who could go first overall o...

KELOWNA, B.C. - A man who admitted to killing a British Columbia gang leader in August 2011 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for 18 years. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Allan Betton se...

SURREY, B.C. - The felling of a favoured peacock perch in a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood has exposed a divide between locals who like the beautiful birds and those frustrated with the noise, mess and p...

OTTAWA - Ian Brodie has been waiting a decade to tell his side of the political story that was known as NAFTA-gate. In 2008, Brodie was the circumspect chief of staff to then-prime minister Stephen Ha...

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have acquired the top draft selection in Thursday’s CFL draft in a trade with Montreal involving two players and multiple picks. In addition to the top pick, H...

BOSTON - Former Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg “failed to protect the Senate” from his husband, who has been charged with sexual misconduct, an ethics report released on Wed...

MIAMI - A prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre has been sent back to his native Saudi Arabia to serve out the remainder of a 13-year sentence, making him the first detainee to leave the U.S...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas’ highest court on Wednesday said the state can enforce a voter ID law in the May 22 primary election despite a judge declaring the measure unconstitutional. By a vot...

ROME - Way back in August when Liverpool was sweating its way through the playoffs just to qualify for the Champions League group phase, going all the way to the final wasn’t even on the Reds ra...

TORONTO - The morning after the Toronto Raptors’ ugly overtime loss to Cleveland, Kyle Lowry was decidedly upbeat as he strode to the press conference podium with a jaunty “What’s up...