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MuchMusic doc pulled from Crave months after director says he clashed with labels
A MuchMusic documentary that once came under scrutiny for using a deep catalogue of popular music has been pulled from its premiere date on Crave. Representatives for Bell Media say a “scheduling change” was behind their decision to quietly remove the full-length feature “299 Queen Street West” from a planned streaming premiere last Friday. A ... Read More »
Muslim council cancels meeting with Trudeau over Liberal stance on hate crimes, Gaza
OTTAWA – The National Council of Canadian Muslims has cancelled a scheduled meeting today with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying there’s no point in speaking with him. Chief executive Stephen Brown says that’s because of Trudeau’s response to the situation in the Gaza Strip and his government’s failure to deliver legislation and funding to prevent ... Read More »
Ontario trucker loses bid for third trial in killing of woman at Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON – Alberta’s highest court has dismissed a former Ontario truck driver’s bid for a third trial in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who bled to death in a ... Read More »
Greed and revenge drove 2 men accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) – Two men accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay were both close to the trailblazing DJ, but were driven by greed and revenge over a failed drug deal when they ambushed him at his recording studio more than 20 years ago, prosecutors argued as the men’s trial began Monday. In opening ... Read More »
Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid, Matthew Tkachuk named NHL’s 3 stars of the week
NEW YORK – Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Edmonton centre Connor McDavid and Florida left-wing Matthew Tkachuk have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Kucherov led the league with nine points (four goals, five assists) and tied for first with a plus-7 defensive rating over three games. He had multiple points in ... Read More »
‘Dramatic’ dispute over who will lead Gildan shows perils of succession planning
MONTREAL – The ongoing dispute between Gildan Activewear Inc. and several of its shareholders over who should lead the company shows the potential perils of succession planning,according to a corporate governance expert – especially when there’s a founder involved. “The most important thing that a board does is appoint the CEO, and then do the ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Trucker loses bid for third trial in killing of woman at Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON – Alberta’s highest court has dismissed a former Ontario truck driver’s bid for a third trial in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a Métis and Cree woman who bled to death in a ... Read More »
Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests
WASHINGTON (AP) – An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, two U.S. officials said Monday. As the enemy drone was flying in at a low altitude, a U.S. drone was returning to the small ... Read More »
Two Canadians charged in U.S. plot to kill Iranian defector
OTTAWA – The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Canadians and an Iranian in a murder-for-hire plot targeting two people in Maryland. An indictment unsealed today says Naji Sharifi Zindashti, Damion Patrick John Ryan and Adam Richard Pearson conspired to kill the two unnamed people, one of whom was an Iranian defector. Federal prosecutors ... Read More »
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s post-secondary education minister says no new institutions will be allowed to enrol international students for two years as the province seeks to eliminate “exploitive practices” in the field. Selina Robinson also announced the province was setting minimum language requirements at private institutionsso international students will be “better prepared” before coming ... Read More »
Dying thief who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum gets no prison time
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the slippers in 2005 from the ... Read More »
