Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec woman ordered by judge to remove hijab seeks legal clarification
MONTREAL - Lawyers for a woman who was denied a court appearance because of her hijab were back in court Thursday seeking a legal opinion on the rights of Quebecers who want access to justice while we...
Sep 22, 2016
Phoenix chief: 3 officers resign after man forced to eat pot
PHOENIX - Three Phoenix police officers have resigned after a man alleged they forced him to eat marijuana found in his vehicle to avoid going to jail, Chief Joseph Yahner said Thursday. A fourth offi...
Sep 22, 2016
Cdn. Forces Sgt. found guilty of arranging online to meet girl, 3, for sex
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - A Canadian Armed Forces Sergeant posted at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario has been found guilty of child pornography offences and arranging to commit a sexual offence against a chil...
Sep 22, 2016
Raonic beaten by Youzhny in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Milos Raonic was surprisingly ousted by local hope Mikhail Youzhny 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday. Youzhny toughed out a 10-minut...
Sep 22, 2016
Obama honours Mel Brooks, others in arts and humanities
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to comedian Mel Brooks, chef Jose Andres, NPR interviewer Terry Gross and others at a White House ceremony celebrating “creators who ...
Sep 22, 2016
Examples of sizable federal fall fiscal and economic updates of the past
OTTAWA - The federal government’s fall economic and fiscal updates typically contain little more than new batches of forecasts, however, in the past they have occasionally featured major tax and...
Sep 22, 2016
The numbers behind the Liberal government's moving expenses controversy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s two top aides have decided to repay a portion of the $207,000 in expenses they incurred in moving to Ottawa from Toronto. In a post on Facebook, chief of...
Sep 22, 2016

Kentucky's GOP governor overridden in feud with Democrat
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky’s Supreme Court has overridden the state’s Republican governor in a bitter dispute with the son of a Democrat who preceded him, ruling the state’s top execu...
Sep 22, 2016
Top two PMO aides apologize for controversy over moving expenses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s two top aides have decided to repay a portion of the $207,000 in expenses they incurred in moving to Ottawa from Toronto. Chief of staff Katie Telford an...
Sep 22, 2016

Defence files mistrial application in murder case of missing Alberta seniors
EDMONTON - Lawyers for an Alberta man found guilty of killing two seniors who vanished on their way to a camping trip have filed a motion for a mistrial. An Edmonton judge convicted Travis Vader last ...
Sep 22, 2016