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WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK
LONDON - A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United ...
Jan 06, 2021
New Brunswick RCMP issue alert warning residents about armed man wanted for shooting
MONCTON, N.B. - Police in southeastern New Brunswick are warning residents about a man carrying firearms who is wanted for a shooting Tuesday near a high school in Riverview. The RCMP have distributed...
Jan 06, 2021
Quebec's possible new restrictions and Nygard in court today: In The News for Jan. 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 6 ...What we are watching in Canada ...MO...
Jan 06, 2021
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to apply for bail in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is expected to seek bail today following his arrest in Winnipeg last month over charges he faces in the United States of using his influence to lure wome...
Jan 06, 2021
U.S beats previously undefeated Canada 2-0, wins world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - Team Canada was the steamrolling, bullyboy juggernaut of the world junior hockey championship until they ran into a pugnacious U.S. team Tuesday that knocked them off 2-0 to win gold.The U....
Jan 05, 2021
Northern Health bus driver injured in highway crash
PRINCE GEORGE - A Northern Health Connections bus driver has been taken to hospital with injuries following a single vehicle crash on Highway 97, about 15 kilometres north of Quesnel tonight.Northern ...
Jan 05, 2021
Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened his country's first ruling party congress in five years with an admission that past policies had failed and vowed to set new developm...
Jan 05, 2021
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn't disprove the officer's conten...
Jan 05, 2021
Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in balance
ATLANTA - Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S....
Jan 05, 2021
Bobby Shmurda to be eligible for release in February
DANNEMORA, N.Y. - Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda will be eligible for release from prison next month, the New York State Department of Corrections said on Monday. Shmurda, whose legal name is Ackquille...
Jan 05, 2021