Category Archives: Canadian Press
Boston museum re-ups $10M reward for return of art
BOSTON - The $10 million reward offered by a Boston museum for information that leads to the return of more than a half-billion dollars’ worth of stolen art isn’t expiring after all. The I...
Jan 11, 2018
Saskatchewan hockey assistant remembered for quiet ways, pursuit of excellence
ESTEVAN, Sask. - A community in southeastern Saskatchewan is mourning the death of an assistant hockey coach described as a soft-spoken person who could find hidden skills in players and with a passio...
Jan 11, 2018
Nova Scotia fracking ban to remain despite gas potential, premier says
HALIFAX - Despite an analysis that highlights the potential for billions of dollars worth of onshore gas in Nova Scotia, Premier Stephen McNeil says his government has no intention of lifting its ban ...
Jan 11, 2018
Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele among Directors Guild nominees
LOS ANGELES - Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele are among the five directors who have been recognized for outstanding directorial achievement by the Directors Guild of America. The Guild announced its fea...
Jan 11, 2018
Winter Olympics host options limited by warming planet, research says
OTTAWA - Climate change could turn out to be the Winter Olympics’ biggest spoil sport. An updated research study led by geography professor Daniel Scott at the University of Waterloo says the nu...
Jan 11, 2018
Thunder Bay, Ont., police moving to address allegations of systemic racism
A northern Ontario police service that has faced allegations of systemic racism says it is forming a working group to help it reshape its diversity training, recruitment, communications and community ...
Jan 11, 2018
AP: Famed conductor faces 6 new sex claims, including 1 rape
SAN FRANCISCO - Six more women have stepped forward to accuse prominent conductor Charles Dutoit of sexually assaulting them in the United States, France and Canada, including a musician who says the ...
Jan 11, 2018
Ford says some Rangers should be parked due to air bag death
DETROIT - Ford is telling owners of about 2,900 Ranger small pickup trucks not to drive them after finding out that an exploding Takata air bag inflator killed a driver in West Virginia. Steve Molloha...
Jan 11, 2018
University of Calgary says no grounds to expel student convicted of sex crime
CALGARY - The University of Calgary says it has no grounds to expel a student convicted of sexual interference of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia. The administration made the comment Thursday i...
Jan 11, 2018
B.C. man returned to the living as feds correct botched death certificate
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia man is back among the living after twice being declared dead by the federal government in a bureaucratic mix-up that began when his social insurance number was inco...
Jan 11, 2018