Category Archives: Canadian Press

Two-time Olympian Kim Gaucher happy to be back guiding Canada's basketball women
TORONTO - When Canadian women’s basketball veteran Kim Gaucher first considered a return to the national team, she wouldn’t let herself think beyond one small training block at a time. The...
Sep 04, 2018
Coroner calls for protective nets around arenas following hockey puck death
MONTREAL - The death of a 12-year-old girl after she was struck by a hockey puck has prompted a Quebec coroner to ask the province to study the possibility of installing protective nets in all arenas....
Sep 04, 2018

New concussion guidelines for children could change practices around the world
CALGARY - A University of Calgary researcher says new concussion guidelines in the United States could change care for all children with mild traumatic brain injuries. The guidelines, initiated by the...
Sep 04, 2018
B.C. lawyer says medical marijuana users should have right to buy pot in stores
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for several medical marijuana dispensaries has urged a B.C. Supreme Court judge to toss out an application to close the shops, saying the federal government failed to include them...
Sep 04, 2018

Danny Williams won't be facing sanctions for his softball team's role in brawl
ST. CROIX, N.S. - Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams will not be facing sanctions for his small role in a weekend dustup in rural Nova Scotia between two men’s softball team...
Sep 04, 2018
News from the New Brunswick campaign trail
FREDERICTON - (NB-Election-Liberals) New Brunswick’s Liberals are promising to expand their Free Tuition program to more students, if re-elected. Leader Brian Gallant said they will raise the th...
Sep 04, 2018
Tracking the mystery of the N.S. sinkhole: 'We need more information'
OXFORD, N.S. - Nova Scotia’s sinkhole remains largely mysterious, and officials are bringing in ground-penetrating radar and other technology in a bid to better understand what is happening - an...
Sep 04, 2018

Brief court appearance for 16-year-old charged in shooting of German tourist
COCHRANE, Alta. - The case of a 16-year-old charged in a southern Alberta highway shooting that left a German tourist with serious injuries has been delayed for a week. The teen appeared in Cochrane p...
Sep 04, 2018

Prosecutors reject sex abuse cases involving Spacey, Seagal
Los Angeles prosecutors have cited the statute of limitations while saying they won’t file sexual assault cases against actors Kevin Spacey and Steven Seagal involving incidents in the early 199...
Sep 04, 2018

NDP financial troubles continue as party reports raising less than $5M in 2017
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats pulled in less money this year than last, as newly released financial documents show the party raised just under $5 million dollars in 2017. The NDP’s annual f...
Sep 04, 2018