Category Archives: Canadian Press
Woman convicted on terror charges thought govt was spying on her: psych report
TORONTO - A Toronto woman convicted of terror charges grew increasingly preoccupied with the notion that the Canadian government was spying on her in the years before she carried out an attack at a Ca...
Jan 21, 2019
Holy handcuffs! Arrest made in $1.4 million comics heist
BOCA RATON, Fla. - A few comic books from a stolen Batman collection worth $1.4 million have been recovered after an arrest in Arizona. News station ABC-15 in Phoenix reports that police charged Phill...
Jan 21, 2019
Scotland to return remains of now-extinct Newfoundland First Nation
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An Aboriginal leader was “delighted” Monday after a Scottish museum agreed to return the remains of two people from a disappeared Newfoundland First Nation. “...
Jan 21, 2019
Woman offers luxury Alberta home for just $25 and a flair for the written word
MILLARVILLE, Alta. - A southern Alberta woman who has been having trouble finding a buyer for her luxury home with a panoramic mountain view has turned to the power of the written word to help find a ...
Jan 21, 2019
Hughes, Kakko top-ranked players in NHL Central Scouting's mid-season rankings
NEW YORK - Centre Jack Hughes and right-winger Kaapo Kakko are the top-ranked players on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-season rankings released on Monday. Hughes, from Orlando, Fla., is ...
Jan 21, 2019
Huawei not only firm that could build Canada's eventual 5G networks: Liberals
OTTAWA - Chinese telecom giant Huawei isn’t the only company that can build Canada’s next-generation wireless networks, the Trudeau government said Monday as China muted its threat to reta...
Jan 21, 2019
Kamala Harris, schooled in Montreal, announces bid to unseat Trump in 2020
WASHINGTON - A suburban Montreal high school is leading the cheers north of the border for graduate Kamala Harris, the California senator and former prosecutor who confirmed Monday she’s seeking...
Jan 21, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat inks extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat to a two-year extension. The 28-year-old native of Dallas has spent the past two seasons with the Bombers. In 2018, he h...
Jan 21, 2019
'Green Book' takes top honour at the Producers Guild Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Oscars race may have gotten a little clearer Saturday night as the race-themed road trip drama “Green Book” drove off with the top honour at the Producers Guild...
Jan 21, 2019
'Gotti' leads Razzie nominations, Trump up for worst actor
NEW YORK - John Travolta’s John Gotti biopic “Gotti” has topped the 39th annual Razzie Awards with a co-leading six nominations, while President Donald Trump also earned a nod for wo...
Jan 21, 2019