Category Archives: Canadian Press
A look at the numbers behind British Columbia's overdose crisis
VICTORIA - A look at the overdose crisis in British Columbia by the numbers: CLIMBING DEATH TOLL: The total number of deaths due to illicit drugs reached 755 by the end of November, a 70.4-per-cent in...
Dec 19, 2016
Judge who gave Brock Turner 6 months cleared of misconduct
SAN FRANCISCO - A California judge was cleared of misconduct Monday for sentencing a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, a ...
Dec 19, 2016
Carlyle's firing a turning point for Leafs; former coach returns to Toronto Monday night
TORONTO - Almost two years after he was fired by the Maple Leafs, Randy Carlyle has reached at least one conclusion about what went wrong during his 188-game tenure as Toronto’s head coach. R...
Dec 19, 2016
Nova Scotia teens stored up to 75 intimate images on Dropbox: court documents
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Police uncovered up to 75 intimate images of teenage girls in an investigation centring around a single Nova Scotia school, and heard at least one photo was snapped while a girl wa...
Dec 19, 2016
Correction: Katrina-Police Shootings story
NEW ORLEANS - In a story Dec. 19 about $13.3 million in settlements for four killings by New Orleans police, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the brother of one of the victims. Th...
Dec 19, 2016
Feds want Supreme Court to put 'moot' hearing on expat voting ban on hold
TORONTO - Proposed legislation granting long-term Canadian expats the right to vote will render a court fight over the issue moot, the federal government argues in new filings. As a result, the govern...
Dec 19, 2016
National design standards needed for temporary stages: Alberta fatality inquiry
EDMONTON - A fatality inquiry into the death of a spectator at an Alberta country music festival is recommending national design standards for temporary stages. The inquiry report released Monday deta...
Dec 19, 2016
Vancouver police shoot man on SkyTrain allegedly threatening riders with machete
VANCOUVER - A man who allegedly used a machete to threaten passengers on a busy SkyTrain car during the Monday morning commute was shot after refusing to drop the weapon, Vancouver police say. Const. ...
Dec 19, 2016
Whitecaps sign goalkeeper Richey, striker Grieg to MLS contracts
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed goalkeeper Spencer Richey and striker Kyle Grieg to Major League Soccer contracts. The deals are for 2017 with options for the following three seasons. ...
Dec 19, 2016
Swiss police: 3 injured in gunman's attack at Zurich mosque
ZURICH - A gunman dressed in black stormed into the prayer hall of a mosque frequented by Somali immigrants and opened fire, wounding three people before fleeing, a Zurich police spokesman said Monday...
Dec 19, 2016