Category Archives: Canadian Press
Law professor takes up appeal for ex-NFL player's killer
GRETNA, La. - A law professor is taking up the appeal of the man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 road-rage shooting death of former NFL running back Joe McKnight. Loyola University’s Dane ...
May 14, 2018

Canadian military officer named to key role with UN in Korea
OTTAWA - Canada is stepping up its military involvement on the Korean Peninsula by sending a senior officer to take over as deputy commander of UN forces there, the first time the post has been held b...
May 14, 2018
Missing eight-year-old Ontario boy found safe, Amber Alert cancelled
GORHAM TOWNSHIP, Ont. - A child who was the subject of an Amber Alert in northern Ontario was found 30 kilometres from where he went missing on Monday as police continued to search for his mother...
May 14, 2018

Shaw Top Performers Wilder Jr., Reilly and Banks pick respective charities
TORONTO - CFL stars James Wilder Jr., Mike Reilly and Brandon Banks are all fathers, so they know the value of a stable environment for children. The trio earmarked separate children’s...
May 14, 2018

OECD says countries need to defend multilateralism despite threats
MONTREAL - Multilateralism is under threat amid trade tensions, rising protectionism and the changes associated with the transformation to a global digital economy, the head o...
May 14, 2018
Lincoln museum to sell Marilyn dress, photos to repay loan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The foundation that supports the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is selling a black dress once owned by movie star Marilyn Monroe to raise funds to repay a loan use...
May 14, 2018
High school athlete dies after 'freak accident' during rugby game
MONTAGUE, P.E.I. - A high school has withdrawn from P.E.I. schools’ rugby league for the season following the death of a student athlete who sustained brain injuries on the field. Montague ...
May 14, 2018

Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible for actions
TORONTO - A man with schizophrenia who attacked soldiers at a military recruitment centre in Toronto was acquitted of terror charges and found not criminally responsible for lesser offe...
May 14, 2018

Markle to spend wedding eve at hotel tied to Profumo scandal
LONDON - Meghan Markle will spend the night before her wedding to Prince Harry at a country hotel famed for its role in a 1960s scandal that shook Britain’s political and social elite. Kensingto...
May 14, 2018
Snoopy joining Sony? Electronics maker buying Peanuts stake
TOKYO - Snoopy may be joining Sony. Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. said Monday that it is buying a stake in Peanuts Holdings, the company behind Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Sony Music Entertainme...
May 14, 2018