Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian who admitted to plotting terrorist attacks asks for 'second chance'
A Canadian who admitted to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City is pleading for “a second chance” in a letter submitted to the court ahead of his upcoming sentencing. In the letter...
Mar 4, 2018
Roger Bannister, who broke the 4-minute mile, dies at 88
LONDON - Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete to run a mile in und...
Mar 4, 2018
Canada loses to France in Challenge Trophy final at Las Vegas Sevens
LAS VEGAS - Tevaughn Campbell scored back-to-back tries as Canada mounted a late rally but came up short in a 26-19 loss on Sunday in the Challenge Trophy final at the HSBC Las Vegas Sevens Series. Ca...
Mar 4, 2018
'Black Panther' is box-office king for third straight week
LOS ANGELES - Wakanda’s reign over America shows no signs of waning. “Black Panther” is king of the U.S. box office for the third straight weekend. Studio estimates Sunday say the Ma...
Mar 4, 2018
Alberta rolls Northwest Territories for 9-2 win in eight ends in Draw 4 of Brier
REGINA - A warm Brandt Centre is keeping the skips at the Tim Hortons Brier guessing. Saskatchewan’s Steve Laycock finally got a win for his hometown crowd with a 9-4 eight-end decision over New...
Mar 4, 2018
Chelsea, Arsenal set to miss out in EPL's top-4 race
MANCHESTER, England - It is looking increasingly likely that Chelsea and Arsenal will be the teams from the Premier League’s “Big Six” to miss out on Champions League qualification t...
Mar 4, 2018
Liberals pour more money into tax filing program for homeless, newcomers
OTTAWA - In just over a week, six volunteers will start filing up to 500 tax returns for people with little to no income at the Shepherds of Good Hope homeless shelter in downtown Ottawa. The Liberals...
Mar 4, 2018
New development finance institution will target poorest countries, says chief
OTTAWA - The head of the government’s new development finance institution says he’s determined to make it a player in the world’s poorest countries where it can do the most good. Pau...
Mar 4, 2018
Law firm seeks artworks to be displayed at site of Viola Desmond's protest
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - A law firm is seeking submissions from across Atlantic Canada for artwork to be displayed on the exterior of the movie theatre where Viola Desmond took her legendary stand for civi...
Mar 4, 2018
Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican
VATICAN CITY - The archdiocese of Naples says it has sent the Vatican a 1,200-page dossier compiled by a male escort identifying 40 actively gay priests and seminarians in Italy. In a statement on the...
Mar 4, 2018