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AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war
NEW YORK - A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and starvation in Yemen's brutal civil war. Rep...
Apr 17, 2019
Both sides want Weinstein hearing closed to media, public
NEW YORK - Both sides in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case want the media and the public barred from the disgraced movie mogul's next court appearance. Prosecutors argue the April 26 hearing shou...
Apr 17, 2019
Raptors' new centre Gasol huge part of team's defensive effort in Game 2 win
TORONTO - Only a few weeks ago, Marc Gasol figured he was facing another long off-season, the star centre of a Memphis Grizzlies team out of the playoff picture for the second consecutive year. Now th...
Apr 17, 2019
Jury sees photo of B.C. dad's injuries after his daughters found dead
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court jury in Vancouver has seen a photograph of a father's injuries after his young daughters were found dead in his apartment. Andrew Berry has plead...
Apr 17, 2019
Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, experts say
OTTAWA - A Vancouver environmental law firm says Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippi...
Apr 17, 2019
Kenney's premiership poses challenges, opportunity for Trudeau, Scheer
OTTAWA - Attention is now turning to how Jason Kenney's win in Alberta could impact the fall federal election. Political observers say Kenney, an outspoken and articulate former Stephen Harper cabinet...
Apr 17, 2019
Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death
DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he was shot with a Tas...
Apr 17, 2019
Premier expected to call Newfoundland and Labrador election tonight
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is meeting with the province's lieutenant-governor, and is expected to announce tonight that an early election will be held in mid-May....
Apr 17, 2019
Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans' interest in birds
NEW YORK - Whooping cranes, common ravens and peregrine falcons are among the celebrities of the sky in the eyes of Americans, even those who've never laid eyes them. The ruffed grouse or purple marti...
Apr 17, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada's Clement Gascon stepping down for family reasons
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon is retiring in September after five years on the high court. Gascon, 58, is stepping down for personal and family reasons, the court announced M...
Apr 17, 2019
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