Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ex-S. Korean leader Park gets 24-year prison term
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted of an array of corruption charges and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was dri...
Apr 05, 2018
Devils make playoffs for first time since 2012
NEWARK, N.J. - As five years of hockey frustration ended for the New Jersey Devils, players embraced, raised their sticks to salute their long-suffering fans and just imagined what the future held. Th...
Apr 05, 2018
Calgary recreational pot bylaw bans public consumption of on non-medical weed
Calgary city council has approved recreational marijuana rules that ban the consumption of any form of non-medical pot in public. The bylaw will apply to smoking, vaping and edibles once the federal l...
Apr 05, 2018
Canada's Hadwin in striking distance of lead at the Masters after first round
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin is off to a fast start at the Augusta National, and after one round is in a good position to top his finish from last year. The 30-year-old from Abbotsford, B...
Apr 05, 2018
Passengers offered cruise benefits after journey marred by construction
VICTORIA - An offer of a free cruise isn’t enough to quell one passenger’s anger over a Panama Canal vacation that she says was marred by construction noise and fumes. Norwegian Cruise Lin...
Apr 05, 2018
China vows to 'counterattack' US as trade spat worsens
WASHINGTON - China’s government vowed Friday to “counterattack with great strength” if President Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to raise U.S. tariffs on an additional $100 billio...
Apr 05, 2018
"Cassie," African serval cat, on the loose in southern Ont. community
TINY TOWNSHIP, Ont. - For the second time in less than a year, residents of an Ontario township are being warned about an exotic cat on the loose in their community. Provincial police say an African s...
Apr 05, 2018
Son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright arrested in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. - The son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright has been arrested on drug possession charges in Nebraska. A Nebraska State Patrol spokesman says the actors’ 24-year-old son, Hopper Penn, a...
Apr 05, 2018
Former Oilers owner Peter Pocklington faces new securities charges in U.S.
Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and his company face new securities charges in the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Pocklington, his medical device comp...
Apr 05, 2018
Quebec Court of Appeal reduces sentence for man who dated 14-year-old
MONTREAL - Quebec’s top court has reduced the sentence of a 23-year-old man who had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl, while not fully sparing the man from jail time. In a decision this wee...
Apr 05, 2018