Category Archives: Canadian Press
Appeal of Dennis Oland's conviction for murder of father enters second day
FREDERICTON - Justices hearing the appeal of Dennis Oland’s murder conviction spent much of Wednesday questioning Crown prosecutors about when a lie is a lie, and when it’s an honest mista...
Oct 19, 2016
Alberta premier lauds Prentice for role in public life; state memorial planned
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley remembered Jim Prentice on Wednesday as gracious, statesmanlike and visionary as her office announced plans to honour him at a state memorial. The public servic...
Oct 19, 2016
Man who committed sex crimes against kids designated dangerous offender
BARRIE, Ont. - An Ontario man who carried out increasingly violent sex crimes against children and animals for close to a decade before a teenage victim reported him to police must be locked up indefi...
Oct 19, 2016
Man in Afghan uniform kills 1 US soldier, 1 US civilian
KABUL - A man wearing an Afghan army uniform killed a U.S. service member and an American civilian in the capital Kabul on Wednesday, NATO and an Afghan official said. A NATO statement said another U....
Oct 19, 2016
US man admits raping boy, 6, after Canadian authorities intercept broadcast
CARLISLE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man has admitted he sexually assaulted a six-year-old boy after Canadian authorities intercepted an Internet broadcast of him raping the child. U.S. authorities later di...
Oct 19, 2016
Michael Jordan's 'Space Jam' returning to theatres
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and friends are returning to the court, and theatres, to mark the 20th anniversary of “Space Jam.” The 1996 basketball-themed adventure, which comb...
Oct 19, 2016
Trudeau calls northern Saskatchewan suicides a tragedy as fourth youngster dies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the recent rash of suicides in northern Saskatchewan is a tragedy. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, Trudeau said it’s all too common for ...
Oct 19, 2016
Virtual reality arcades bank on gamer interest in trying out new technology
WATERLOO, Ont. - Imagine walking into a black-walled, nondescript room that instantly transforms into another world where you can explore outer space or defend a castle from monsters - all by donning ...
Oct 19, 2016
Hundreds mourn top filmmaker Andrzej Wajda in Poland
KRAKOW, Poland - Hundreds of people mourning for Poland’s leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda are paying their respect by passing in silence before an urn with Wajda’s ashes at a church in sou...
Oct 19, 2016
ICC convicts former Congo VP of interfering with witnesses
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a former Congolese vice-president and four members of his legal team of interfering with witnesses, saying the case sho...
Oct 19, 2016