Category Archives: Canadian Press

Appeal notice filed in case of man convicted of murdering Alberta couple
EDMONTON - The lawyer for a man found guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of an Alberta couple says he’s appealing the conviction in the hope of getting an acquittal or a new trial. Bri...
Sep 16, 2016

Americans take on more mortgage debt as housing recovers
WASHINGTON - More Americans are buying houses and taking on mortgage debt at a time when higher home prices are also boosting their ownership stakes. The trends, revealed in a Federal Reserve report F...
Sep 16, 2016

Bobbi Kristina Brown's partner loses wrongful death case
ATLANTA - A judge ruled Friday against Bobbi Kristina Brown’s partner, Nick Gordon, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her estate, though the decision doesn’t answer any of the questions...
Sep 16, 2016
P.E.I. government announces Summerside as location for centre to offer abortions
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Almost six months after a final capitulation on its long-standing refusal to provide abortions to women in-province, the government of Prince Edward Island has - with minimal fanf...
Sep 16, 2016

Roughriders need defence to come up big and stop strong Eskimos running game
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defence will try to slow down Edmonton’s run game on Sunday when the Eskimos visit for the final regular-season game between the two West Division te...
Sep 16, 2016

Laura Schuler picks up Canada's coaching reins again in important season
CALGARY - If Laura Schuler coaches Canada’s next Olympic women’s hockey team, her full plate this season is a dress rehearsal for that workload. The 45-year-old from Toronto was named the ...
Sep 16, 2016
Ottawa to pay $24 M in decades-long dispute over Citadel Hill's value
HALIFAX - A decades-long dispute involving a historic fortress in the heart of downtown Halifax has ended with a multimillion-dollar payout from Ottawa to the municipality. The municipality says Ottaw...
Sep 16, 2016
Raptors president Masai Ujiri on contract extension: 'Toronto is home to me'
TORONTO - The decision to sign a multi-year extension with the Toronto Raptors was an easy one for Masai Ujiri. Coming off of the franchise’s most successful season ever certainly helped. But th...
Sep 16, 2016
AP, other media sue FBI for details on iPhone hacking tool
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press and two other news organizations sued the FBI on Friday to learn who the government paid and how much it spent to hack into an iPhone in its investigation into last y...
Sep 16, 2016
Dolphins rescued after mass-stranding on Prince Edward Island shores
SAVAGE HARBOUR, P.E.I. - Officials with Fisheries and Oceans and Parks Canada will patrol the coastline of Prince Edward Island for the next few days after a stranding of five dolphins there Thursday....
Sep 16, 2016