Category Archives: Canadian Press
Small number of killers face consecutive parole ineligibilities
CALGARY - Federal legislation adopted in 2011 allows a judge to order a multiple murderer to serve more than the usual minimum number of years before being allowed to apply for release from prison. He...
Dec 17, 2017
'U.S. model' for parole ineligibility likely to face court challenge: lawyers
CALGARY - Legal experts say a sentencing provision that can keep killers in prison for the rest of their lives is likely to make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The federal government enacted ...
Dec 17, 2017
Road made famous by transgender candidate not a simple fix
MANASSAS, Va. - Danica Roem made history when she became the first transgender woman elected to a state legislature. In the process, she made a northern Virginia highway famous by relentlessly touting...
Dec 17, 2017
50 Chinese couples marry in Sri Lanka in mass ceremony
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Clad in traditional Chinese, Western and Sri Lankan costumes, 50 Chinese couples were married at a mass ceremony in Sri Lanka’s capital on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversar...
Dec 17, 2017
Christmas tail: Europe deal could slow yuletide lobster biz
PORTLAND, Maine - A trade deal between Canada and the European Union could amount to a lump of coal for the U.S. at Christmastime. The Christmas season is typically a busy time of year for American se...
Dec 17, 2017
Housing crisis in B.C. pushing seniors to brink of homelessness: advocates
VANCOUVER - Skyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the brink of homelessness, forcing some to couch surf, seek roommates or even live in cars, ad...
Dec 17, 2017
Indonesia clerics want boycott of US products over Jerusalem
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel̵...
Dec 17, 2017
French sailor Gabart sets new solo round-the-world record
BREST, France - French sailor Francois Gabart broken the record Sunday for sailing around the world alone, circumnavigating the planet in just 42 days and 16 hours. That is more than six days faster t...
Dec 17, 2017
Special counsel obtains thousands of Trump transition emails
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian contacts with President Donald Trump’s campaign has gained access to thousands of emails sent and received by Trump...
Dec 17, 2017
Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan, killing 9
QUETTA, Pakistan - Two suicide bombers struck a church in Pakistan on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding more than 50 others, authorities said, in the first attack on a church claimed by the cou...
Dec 17, 2017