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Marine veteran who fatally choked NYC subway rider freed after surrendering to manslaughter charge
NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. Marine veteran who used a fatal chokehold on an agitated New York City subway passenger was freed from custody Friday hours after surrendering on a manslaughter charge. Daniel P...
May 12, 2023

Cochrane looks forward to time with family and next challenge after Canada Soccer
Earl Cochrane marked his final day Friday as Canada Soccer's general secretary looking forward not back. His priorities now are spending time with his wife and two kids - and finding a new challenge. ...
May 12, 2023

Auger-Aliassime bounced from Italian Open by Australian qualifer Alexei Popyrin
ROME - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has been ousted from the Italian Open after dropping a second-round match 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to Australian Alexei Popyrin on Friday. Auger-Aliassime had a bye in the...
May 12, 2023

COLLINS: Banning drug use in parks is the only choice
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK recently about the effectiveness of banning drug use in city parks. There are those who feel limited drug use is okay, perhaps providing safe injection sites. Others say you...
May 12, 2023

Islamabad high court gives ex-PM Imran Khan a 2-week reprieve from arrest in graft case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A high court in Islamabad has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan a two-week reprieve from arrest in a graft case and granted him bail on the charges. Babar Awan, the lawyer for ...
May 12, 2023

Maple Leafs fans hopeful team could extend post-season run with win over Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs fans hope to have an impact on Friday as the team fights for its playoff survival once again. Toronto is set to host Game 5 of its second-round series against the Florida Panthers....
May 12, 2023

Longtime IOC member Dick Pound to be inducted in Canadian Squash Hall of Fame
Dick Pound, a longtime International Olympic Committee member and former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, headlines the Canadian Squash Hall of Fame's Class of 2023. The native of St. Cathar...
May 12, 2023

In The News for May 12 : Investigation continues into deadly OPP ambush
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 May 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 12, 2023

Ambush in Bourget, Ont., leaves one OPP officer dead and two injured
BOURGET, Ont. - One Ontario Provincial Police officer remains in hospital as the investigation continues into an ambush that left one officer dead and two injured. Officials say Sgt. Eric Mueller was ...
May 12, 2023

First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for t...
May 12, 2023

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