Category Archives: Canadian Press
January trial scheduled in shooting death of ex-NFL player
GRETNA, La. - Trial for the suspect in last year’s shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight has been scheduled for Jan. 16. Fifty-five-year-old Ronald Gasser faces a second-degree murder...
Oct 20, 2017
Ex-prosecutor to sue Cosby accuser, alleging personal injury
PHILADELPHIA - A former district attorney who declined to press sexual-assault charges against Bill Cosby in 2005 has filed the beginnings of a lawsuit against Cosby’s accuser in Philadelphia. A...
Oct 20, 2017
Canucks defenceman Gudbranson suspended one game for hit on Vatrano
NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Erik Gudbranson has been suspended for one game without pay for his hit on Boston Bruins forward Frank Vatrano. Gudbranson hit Vatrano from behind at 6:13 of th...
Oct 20, 2017
No parole for 17 years for man who killed Surrey, B.C., teenager
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 17 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Raymond Caissie was se...
Oct 20, 2017
Dalhousie student leader faces backlash for criticizing 'white fragility'
HALIFAX - A Dalhousie University student leader says she’s facing a backlash for criticizing “white fragility” and standing with Indigenous Peoples on Canada 150 celebrations. Masuma...
Oct 20, 2017
US probe alleges corruption by top Honolulu law enforcers
HONOLULU - A curious allegation of mailbox theft unraveled into a tale of corruption that reached the highest levels of Honolulu law enforcement, culminating in a U.S. investigation that found the for...
Oct 20, 2017
WHO chief selects Zimbabwe's Mugabe as 'goodwill ambassador'
GENEVA - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has long faced United States sanctions over his government’s human rights abuses. But the World Health Organization’s new chief is making the long...
Oct 20, 2017
Orr? Espo? Dryden? Nope, Downie's favourite hockey player was Laverne Hennessy
Considering the late Gord Downie was an unabashed Bruins fan, you might think his favourite hockey player would have been a Boston legend like Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque or Cam Neely. Former NHL great Dou...
Oct 20, 2017
Whitecaps visit Timbers needing a point to clinch first in MLS West
The Vancouver Whitecaps have made a habit of grinding out points away from home this year. They’ll need one more gritty effort to guarantee an easier playoff road. The Whitecaps visit the Portla...
Oct 20, 2017
Budget deficit hits $666B, an $80B spike for the year
WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit rose to $666 billion in the just-completed fiscal year, a spike that comes as Republicans are moving to draft a tax code rewrite that promises to add up to $1.5...
Oct 20, 2017