Category Archives: Canadian Press
Long-secret watchdog report warned of 'undue pressure' from CSIS on detainees
OTTAWA - Newly disclosed documents show a top secret federal report - kept under wraps for over a decade - criticized Canada’s spy agency for shortcomings as its members increasingly travelled o...
Apr 18, 2018
Former President George HW Bush buoyed by tributes to wife
HOUSTON - In his first public comments since his wife’s death, former President George H.W. Bush said Wednesday that he used to tease his spouse of 73 years that he had a complex about how much ...
Apr 18, 2018
Annual 4-20 pot protest still has point to make ahead of legalization: spokesman
VANCOUVER - Thousands are expected to attend the 4-20 marijuana smoke-in at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Friday, and while the legalization goal of the annual Weed Day will soon be met, an event org...
Apr 18, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Washington 3 Columbus 2 (2OT) (Columbus leads series 2-1) Winnipeg 2 Minnesota 0 (Winnipeg leads series 3-1) Vegas 1 Los Angeles 0 (Vegas wins series 4-0...
Apr 18, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Washington 3 Columbus 2 (2OT) (Columbus leads series 2-1) Winnipeg 2 Minnesota 0 (Winnipeg leads series 3-1) Vegas 1 Los Angeles 0 (Vegas wins series 4-0...
Apr 18, 2018
AP Interview: Malaysia's Mahathir says opposition could win
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that huge rallies indicate some of the ruling coalition’s traditional Malay supporters are now favouring the opp...
Apr 18, 2018
Hitting the jackpot: Knights sweep Kings with 1-0 win
LOS ANGELES - The Golden Knights want a Stanley Cup title to conclude their already amazing inaugural season in the NHL. Vegas is on its way, beating the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Tuesday night and bec...
Apr 18, 2018
Cosby's star witness says accuser spoke about plot to frame
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The chief accuser at Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault retrial talked about framing a celebrity before going to police with her allegations in 2005, a key defence witness testified o...
Apr 17, 2018
Police: Man arrested at Taylor Swift house had knife, rope
LOS ANGELES - A Colorado man who was wearing a mask and had a knife in his car when he was arrested outside a Beverly Hills home owned by Taylor Swift was released from custody on Tuesday while police...
Apr 17, 2018
CP Rail reports lower profits as Teamsters, IBEW serve 72-hour strike notice
CALGARY - Severe winter weather that left grain farmers complaining about poor rail service is being blamed for disappointing first-quarter earnings at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. as it deals with t...
Apr 17, 2018