Category Archives: Canadian Press
IOC: Rio Olympics were 'most perfect imperfect games'
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A few months after the closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, IOC officials have a new tagline for South America’s first Olympics: “The most perfect imperfect games.&#...
Dec 06, 2016
Downie, visibly touched, urges Canadians, aboriginals to embrace reconciliation
GATINEAU, Que. - A frail-looking Gord Downie wept openly, wiping tears from his eyes, as indigenous leaders paid tribute to the ailing Tragically Hip frontman Tuesday for his efforts in forcing Canada...
Dec 06, 2016
Sombre ceremonies mark 27th anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL - Solemn events marked Tuesday’s 27th anniversary of the Polytechnique Montreal slayings and were accompanied by a renewed call for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to respect ...
Dec 06, 2016
High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court unanimously sided with smartphone maker Samsung on Tuesday in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be ...
Dec 06, 2016
Man arrested in CFL player's death; sheriff defends probe
HARVEY, La. - The Louisiana man who fatally shot CFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage dispute was jailed on a manslaughter charge as a sheriff angrily defended the investigation Tuesday, saying ...
Dec 06, 2016
Feds' funding gap has long put First Nations students at disadvantage: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal government has for years failed to address the higher costs of operating First Nations schools, leaving some students at a disadvantage compared with their peers in the provincial...
Dec 06, 2016
Murder-for-hire trial to be heard by 4 women, 2 men
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband will be tried before a jury of four women and two men, chosen over a four-day process that went twice as...
Dec 06, 2016
US factory orders up 2.7 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories rose in October by the largest amount in 16 months but a key category that tracks business investment posted an anemic gain. Factory orders increased 2.7 per cent...
Dec 06, 2016
Canada's Dominique Maltais announces retirement from competitive snowboarding
Snowboarder Dominque Maltais announced her retirement Tuesday, even if she feels she can still compete at a high level. The two-time Olympic medallist has been dogged by back and knee injuries in rece...
Dec 06, 2016
Warrant issued for mother of Ontario girl who was subject of Amber Alert
WELLAND, Ont. - Police in Ontario have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a woman they allege abducted her nine-year-old daughter, prompting an Amber Alert over the weekend. Niagara regional police say ...
Dec 06, 2016