Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lionsgate giving global run to Boston Marathon documentary
BOSTON - The first feature-length documentary about the Boston Marathon is getting a global run. Lionsgate said Tuesday it has released “Boston” in 96 countries. It says the Jon Dunham fil...
Dec 13, 2017
Montreal moves to ban sale of sugary drinks inside city buildings
Montreal is moving to ban the sale of sugary drinks in all of its municipal buildings and one of the city councillors behind the initiative hopes other communities will follow suit. A motion that was ...
Dec 13, 2017
Accused tells Winnipeg letter-bomb trial his ex-wife may be real perpetrator
WINNIPEG - A man accused of sending letter bombs to two law offices and his ex-wife has suggested that she is the real culprit and went so far as to send a bomb to herself. Guido Amsel, being tried on...
Dec 13, 2017
Canadian donations for Myanmar hit $12.5M, government to match funds: Bibeau
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians have donated a total of $12.5 million towards easing the refugee crisis in Myanmar, a sum the federal government intends ...
Dec 13, 2017
Ex-polygamous sect leader gets nearly 5 years in fraud case
SALT LAKE CITY - A former polygamous sect leader was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in prison for his role in carrying out an elaborate food stamp fraud scheme and for escaping home confinem...
Dec 13, 2017
Feds provide more details on revisions to controversial tax proposals
OTTAWA - The federal government released more details Wednesday on changes to its controversial tax proposals in hopes of further addressing deep concerns over reforms that have angered the small-busi...
Dec 13, 2017
All 4 Polish death metal band members released from jail
SPOKANE, Wash. - All four members of a Polish death metal band have been released from jail as they await trial on charges of raping a Washington state woman. Defence attorney Steve Graham said his cl...
Dec 13, 2017
Ontario passes law to ban scalper bots, strengthen ticket laws
TORONTO - Scalper bots are now banned in Ontario, as a bill to protect ticket buyers passed Wednesday, though the ticket industry warns some parts of the legislation may actually put fans at a disadva...
Dec 13, 2017
Bernie Sanders, others on political left push Trump to maintain NAFTA hard line
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is being encouraged to stay strong in NAFTA negotiations by people who aren’t normally his allies. Sen. Bernie Sanders and other members of the anti-NAFTA left held a n...
Dec 13, 2017
Bed shortage means no mental reviews done yet on accused Edmonton attacker
EDMONTON - A month-long delay in the case of a man accused of attempted murder in an attack on a police officer has turned the spotlight on an increase in court-ordered mental-health assessments. Abdu...
Dec 13, 2017