Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. woman who abused sick senior in care home sentenced to 60 days in jail
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia caregiver who pleaded guilty to assaulting a partially paralyzed 88-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has been sentenced to 60 days in j...
May 10, 2018
Rap video, social campaign targets teen pot smokers
LOS ANGELES - A new rap video aimed at Los Angeles-area teens depicts a common high school scene: young people hanging out at a party, empty beer cups strewn about and joints being fired up. But inste...
May 10, 2018
G7 plastics charter could be like Paris agreement for the oceans, says McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the plastics charter she is negotiating with other G7 nations ahead of next month’s leaders’ summit in Quebec could be billed as a Pari...
May 10, 2018
Alberta premier confident pipeline talks will succeed by May 31 deadline
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s confident talks aimed at getting construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion back on track will be successful before a May 31 deadli...
May 10, 2018
Quintuple overtime hero Krushelnyski relieved to win "crazy" AHL game
Alex Krushelnyski searched for words to describe scoring in quintuple overtime, and managed to come up with “awesome” and “crazy” What else can be said about ending an American...
May 10, 2018
Police: 3rd suspect in break-in at NFL star's home caught
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Massachusetts police say a third suspect has been arrested in connection with a burglary at Rob Gronkowsi’s house while the New England Patriots star was away at the Super Bo...
May 10, 2018
Libs on Harper praising Trump on Iran deal: He's entitled to his opinion
WASHINGTON - The Trudeau government is playing down its difference of opinion with former prime minister Stephen Harper over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the Iran nuclear de...
May 10, 2018
Search warrants released in breach of Nova Scotia freedom-of-information website
HALIFAX - Search warrants say a Nova Scotia civil servant told police somebody “hacked” into the province’s freedom-of-information website in a case investigators later dropped becau...
May 10, 2018
Veteran quarterback Collaros looking to prove himself with Roughriders
Zach Collaros will report to the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ training camp with something to prove. Saskatchewan acquired the veteran quarterback from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this off-season but h...
May 10, 2018
Canadian rugby sevens women look to bounce back in Langford after poor showing
The Canadian women’s rugby sevens squad looks to bounce back on home soil this weekend after a shock 11th-place finish last month in Japan. “It was a big slice of humble pie for everybody,...
May 10, 2018