Category Archives: Canadian Press
Necropsy on endangered killer whale shows animal suffered blunt-force trauma
VANCOUVER - A necrospy on an endangered killer whale found floating off the coast of British Columbia showed the animal had blunt-force trauma to its head and neck, officials say. The male orca, found...
Dec 22, 2016
Man charged with killing ex-reality TV contestant
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a 34-year-old man with killing a former reality-TV contestant who vanished after a party last weekend and was found buried in a backyard...
Dec 22, 2016
Impact send midfielder Shipp to Sounders for general allocation money
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact traded midfielder Harry Shipp to the Major League Soccer champion Seattle Sounders for general allocation money on Thursday. Shipp had two goals and three assists in 27 ...
Dec 22, 2016
Graham Barton back as chief technical officer at Canoe Kayak Canada
OTTAWA - Graham Barton is returning the Canoe Kayak Canada, taking the role as chief technical officer next month. Barton was the organization’s high performance director from 1999 to 2010. He s...
Dec 22, 2016
Graham Barton named new chief technical officer of Canoe Kayak Canada
OTTAWA - Graham Barton is returning Canoe Kayak Canada as the organization’s chief technical officer. Barton was Canoe Kayak Canada’s high performance director from 1999 to 2010, as well a...
Dec 22, 2016
N.B. health deal weakens provincial bargaining position, hardens federal resolve
OTTAWA - New Brunswick’s decision Thursday to strike a separate health funding deal with the Trudeau government has weakened the premiers’ bargaining position and hardened Ottawa’s r...
Dec 22, 2016
Documents raise questions about child benefit's impact on poverty rates
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are sticking by their claims of the ability of the Canada Child Benefit to lift children out of poverty as newly released documents raise questions about whether its effe...
Dec 22, 2016
Serial animal killer may be on the loose in London, Ont.: humane society
A number of gruesome discoveries involving mutilated animals have prompted a southwestern Ontario humane society to warn pet owners about a possible serial animal killer on the loose. Last week, polic...
Dec 22, 2016
'I'll see you:' Human trafficker charged anew after alleged courtroom threat
HALIFAX - A convicted human trafficker is facing new charges after allegedly threatening his “vulnerable, traumatized” teenage victim in full view of a Halifax courtroom. Owen Gibson-Skeir...
Dec 22, 2016
Stampeders sign international defensive lineman Cordarro Law
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed international defensive lineman Cordarro Law. After two seasons with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, Law rejoined the Stamps in September and he record...
Dec 22, 2016