Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cabinet OKs plan for Mint to craft special toonies to mark D-Day anniversary
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint is creating two commemorative coins to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Liberal cabinet approved the design of the new toonies, one of which will have multiple ...
Dec 30, 2018
Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Andreescu qualify for season-opening events
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard opened her tennis season with a straight sets victory over American Madison Brengle on Monday at the ASB Classic. Bouchard needed just over an h...
Dec 30, 2018
Jurors as conscripts: Four things to know if you're summoned to serve
Jurors convicted Curtis Healy of first-degree murder this fall after hearing a brutal account of how he raped and beat Dawns Baptiste, a Calgary mother of four, before killing her with a rock to her h...
Dec 30, 2018
'Knee-jerk reaction:' Lawyers worried about proposed changes to trial system
CALGARY - Legal experts say proposed changes to the Criminal Code after a high-profile acquittal in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man are short-sighted. Key changes in a federal bill, which has ...
Dec 30, 2018
Love on borrowed time: Cancer patients find romance despite terminal prognosis
TORONTO - It could have been a meet-cute in a romantic comedy between a man and a “mutant.” After weeks of online flirting, Patrick Bardos was en route to meet Anne Marie Cerato for their ...
Dec 30, 2018
Swedes look to add more grit to game in quest to win world title, says coach
VICTORIA - In Tomas Monten’s mind, winning hockey championships involves more than picking the best players and scoring more goals than other teams. The Sweden coach, still feeling the sting of ...
Dec 30, 2018
16 dead in Bangladeshi vote opposition calls "farcical'
DHAKA, Bangladesh - More than a dozen people were killed in election-related violence in Bangladesh on Sunday, as voters went to the polls to decide whether to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a thir...
Dec 30, 2018
Longtime British comedy star June Whitfield dies at 93
LONDON - British actress and comedic star June Whitfield, whose long career included memorable roles in TV series “Absolutely Fabulous” and “Terry and June,” has died. She was ...
Dec 30, 2018
Note says Britain's queen 'naturally' wanted new royal yacht
LONDON - A newly discovered note in the U.K.’s National Archives shows Queen Elizabeth II let government officials know she would welcome a replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia once it was ...
Dec 30, 2018
Oregon hotel fires 2 employees who mistreated black guest
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon hotel said it fired two of its employees for mistreatment of a black guest who was talking on his phone in the lobby when he was asked to leave a week ago. DoubleTree by Hil...
Dec 30, 2018