Category Archives: Canadian Press
Convicted killer Paul Bernardo facing weapons possession charge
One of Canada’s most infamous killers, whose name became reviled across the country after he murdered two Ontario teens, is back before the courts for an offence allegedly committed from a maxim...
Apr 13, 2018
US job openings decline in February from record level
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses posted fewer open jobs in February than the previous month when openings reached a record level, though layoffs fell. The Labor Department said Friday that openings fell 2...
Apr 13, 2018
Backups expected to get opportunity as Toronto FC visits Colorado
Toronto FC had its big guns in the lineup for the two-leg round of 16 CONCACAF Champions League matchup against the Colorado Rapids last February. The roster will look significantly different on Satur...
Apr 13, 2018
Canadian lawn bowler Ryan Bester denied gold at Commonwealth Games again
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian Ryan Bester was denied lawn bowls gold for the second time in four years Friday at the Commonwealth Games, this time by a flamboyant Australian. Aaron Wilson rallied f...
Apr 13, 2018
Three 'dry' areas in Nova Scotia to vote on whether to allow liquor sales
HALIFAX - It sounds like something from the days of Prohibition, but voters in three parts of Nova Scotia will decide next month whether to allow the sale of alcohol in their communities. Plebiscites ...
Apr 13, 2018
Former US Sen. John Melcher of Montana dies at 93
HELENA, Mont. - Former U.S. Sen. John Melcher, a Montana Democrat who narrowly lost a bid for a third term in 1988 just days after a wilderness bill he championed was vetoed, has died. He was 93. Daug...
Apr 13, 2018
Polluting ship fuel to be banned in Arctic; shipping emissions to be halved
OTTAWA - An international body that regulates worldwide shipping has agreed to stop the use of a highly polluting fuel in the Arctic. But the International Maritime Organization will wait to implement...
Apr 13, 2018
10 minutes at Supreme Court cost Wisconsin $60K
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin taxpayers footed a previously unknown $60,000 bill for an attorney to argue for 10 minutes before the U.S. Supreme Court in the state’s defence of a redistricting lawsu...
Apr 13, 2018
Agreement ensures new Champlain Bridge to open in Montreal in December
MONTREAL - The federal government and the consortium building the new Champlain Bridge announced Friday they have reached a settlement paving the way for the new span to open in December. Officials sa...
Apr 13, 2018
Broadcasters offer to call games to honour memory of Broncos broadcaster Bieber
When Les Lazaruk looked up at the broadcast booth at Elgar Petersen Arena during Tyler Bieber’s funeral service, he thought of an idea to honour the memory of the Humboldt Broncos play-by-play a...
Apr 13, 2018