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Former gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer, remains jailed on $750K bail
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney to represent him ahead of his murder trial scheduled this summer. Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and hired veteran criminal defense attorney Carl Arnold, ... Read More »
TSX edges higher, U.S. stocks continue march higher after recent record high
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index edged higher Monday, while U.S. markets continued to rise after the S&P 500 ended last week at a record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 17.78 points at 20,924.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 138.01 points at 38,001.81. The S&P 500 index was ... Read More »
US, British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes on an array of the rebels’ missile-launching capabilities, several U.S. officials said. According to officials, the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk ... Read More »
S&P/TSX composite index edges higher, U.S. markets post modest gain
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index edged higher Monday, while U.S. markets continued to rise after the S&P 500 ended last week at a record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 17.78 points at 20,924.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 138.01 points at 38,001.81. The S&P 500 index was ... Read More »
Tourists, workers, students stranded by Metro Vancouver bus strike
VANCOUVER – Tourists Jorge Correa and Roger Leyton wanted to go to Vancouver Island on Monday, but with no bus to get them to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, they had to make other plans. “We have to leave tonight so this is our last day here,” said Correa, who lives in Chicago, while Leyton was ... Read More »
Mary Robinson appointed as senator for Prince Edward Island
OTTAWA – Mary Robinson has been appointed as an independent senator in P.E.I. Robinson is the vice-president of the World Farmers’ Organisation and is a managing partner of the Robinson Group of Companies. She was also the first woman to be named president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Robinson ... Read More »
Norman Jewison, director of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at age 97
Canadian Norman Jewison, who directed numerous Oscar-recognized films – including “In the Heat of the Night” and “Fiddler on the Roof” – while advocating for homegrown cinematic talent, has died. A publicist for the Toronto-born filmmaker confirmed that the director died peacefully at his home on Saturday. Jewison began his career as a young stage ... Read More »
Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher and adds to its record high
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street rose again to build on its all-time high reached last week. The S&P 500 added 0.2% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. Stocks climbed as Treasury yields mostly eased in the bond market. Yields have come down considerably since October on ... Read More »
Defence lawyer questions woman’s memory of alleged sexual assault at Calgary trial
CALGARY – A defence lawyer for the man accused of sexually assaulting seven women in Calgary has challenged a woman’s memory of what happened on the day of her alleged attack. The woman, who can’t be identified because of a publication ban, has testified that she went with the man to a rural property in ... Read More »
Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97
NEW YORK (AP) – Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, ... Read More »
Six-time champion Jones will return to Hearts as coach of Nova Scotia’s Team Smith
Colleen Jones was a regular at the Canadian women’s curling championship for most of her playing career. She’s set to return to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in a different role. Jones, a six-time champion who played in a record 21 editions of the national women’s playdowns, will be wearing Nova Scotia colours ... Read More »
