Category Archives: Canadian Press
UN expert: Saudi Arabia undermined Khashoggi probe
GENEVA - A U.N. human rights expert said Thursday that Saudi Arabia undermined Turkey’s efforts to investigate the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which she described as a “brutal and...
Feb 07, 2019

'The Shell Seekers' author Rosamunde Pilcher dies at 94
LONDON - British novelist Rosamunde Pilcher, whose family saga “The Shell Seekers” sold millions of copies around the world, has died, her agent said Thursday. She was 94. Pilcher’s ...
Feb 07, 2019
Baloney Meter: Have Libs reunited more immigrants with parents and grandparents?
OTTAWA - “Mr. Speaker, the facts speak for themselves. This is the Conservative position on parents and grandparents. The Conservatives described parents and grandparents as a "burden" on the fe...
Feb 07, 2019

Ottawa announces 2019 measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - Ottawa has announced measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales, finessing rules that officials say helped prevent any known deaths of the endangered mammals last year ...
Feb 07, 2019
Bill Cosby, 81, moved to general unit at Pennsylvania prison
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Bill Cosby has been moved to a general population unit as he serves three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault in Pennsylvania. The move last week came after the 81-year-old ac...
Feb 07, 2019

Toronto Argonauts head coach Corey Chamblin finalizes his 2019 coaching staff
Toronto Argonauts head coach Corey Chamblin finalized his staff Thursday. The Argos unveiled Chamblin’s staff that includes the CFL return of Jacques Chapdelaine as offensive co-ordinator and qu...
Feb 07, 2019

Alleged spree killer back in Fredericton court after psychiatric assessment
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree is set to return to court Friday following a 60-day psychiatric assessment. The assessment was ordered to d...
Feb 07, 2019
Scheduled address by convicted killer at teachers convention cancelled
CALGARY - The president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association has apologized to the family of a British Columbia murder victim and cancelled a scheduled panel discussion with her killer at a conv...
Feb 07, 2019

Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas ready to return from dislocated thumb
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that centre Jonas Valanciunas is ready to return to action after missing nearly two months with a dislocated left thumb. The Raptors posted a picture of Va...
Feb 07, 2019
'Family values' tattoo helps identify man accused in rape
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Charging documents say a swastika and “family values” tattoo helped police identify a Missouri man accused of choking, raping and stabbing a woman. The Springfield News-...
Feb 07, 2019