Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tory staffer lobbied senators to delay legal-pot bill weeks before being fired
OTTAWA - An employee of the Conservatives’ lead Senate critic on marijuana legalization had been lobbying independent senators for several weeks before he was fired last week for urging them to ...
May 15, 2018
Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime
OTTAWA - A federal proposal that would allow prosecutors to suspend criminal charges against companies in certain cases of corporate wrongdoing has been quietly included in the Trudeau government̵...
May 15, 2018
In the news today, May 15
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, May 15 --- HEAT AND RAIN MAJOR FLOODING CONCERNS IN B.C. Officials say unseasonable heat and the potential for rain over the next seven to 10 days could force th...
May 15, 2018
'Praise be:' Supreme Court orders new trial for couple convicted in son's death
OTTAWA - A couple who had been convicted in the meningitis death of their son say they have been vindicated by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to order a new trial. David Stephan and his ...
May 15, 2018
Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in British Columbia polygamy case
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time to denounc...
May 15, 2018
After years of pressure, prison service to usher in needle exchange programs
OTTAWA - The federal prison service plans to introduce needle exchange programs in a bid to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases among inmates. The move, which comes after years of pressure fro...
May 15, 2018
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Playoffs Vegas 3 Winnipeg 1 (Series tied 1-1) — NBA Playoffs Golden State 119 Houston 106 (Golden State leads series 1-0) — IIHF World Championship At Copenhagen C...
May 15, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Washington leads series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Boston 107 Cleveland 94 (Boston leads series 2-0) — IIHF World Championship At Cope...
May 15, 2018
Parkland students quietly share stories to process trauma
PARKLAND, Fla. - When freshman Eden Hebron wanted to capture the searing experience of being in a classroom where a fellow student killed her best friend and three other people, she turned to poetry. ...
May 14, 2018
Honors for Iraq vet, K-9 portrayed in film 'Megan Leavey'
ALBANY, N.Y. - A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and the military dog she served with during the Iraq War have been inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame. Cpl. Megan Leavey an...
May 14, 2018