Category Archives: Canadian Press
Domestic violence case against Familia dropped
FORT LEE, N.J. - A judge dismissed a charge Thursday stemming from a domestic violence complaint against New York Mets star relief pitcher Jeurys Familia after the player’s wife told a prosecuto...
Dec 15, 2016
U of T profs host event to preserve environmental data ahead of Trump presidency
TORONTO - As the U.S. presidential inauguration grows near, researchers at the University of Toronto are kickstarting a movement to preserve environmental data they believe could be at risk under Dona...
Dec 15, 2016
Ontario political parties start new year with tighter fundraising rules
TORONTO - The new year brings new restrictive fundraising rules for Ontario politicians as preparations for the general election in 18 months kick into high gear and each party deals with its own uniq...
Dec 15, 2016
Alberta judge rejects trial delay argument in Calgary swarming death case
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has upheld the murder and manslaughter convictions of three men who argued their case took too long to work its way through the court system on the basis of a landmark Supre...
Dec 15, 2016
Star striker Sinclair named Canada's top women's soccer player for 13th time
Christine Sinclair remembers dark times for Canada at the beginning of her international soccer career - routs at the hands of the powerful Americans and lopsided losses to European giants. Now she...
Dec 15, 2016
Record late formation of Hudson Bay sea ice leads to more polar bear clashes
CHURCHILL, Man. - Manitoba conservation officials say late sea ice formation on Hudson Bay has lead to a record number of polar bear encounters with the people of Churchill. Polar bears came too close...
Dec 15, 2016
Florida agency paid Pitbull $1M for 'Sexy Beaches' promotion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Rapper Pitbull released his $1 million contract with Florida’s tourism marketing agency via Twitter Thursday, two days after the House speaker sued to find out details of the...
Dec 15, 2016
Feds spending $500M to expand high-speed Internet access to remote communities
WAKEFIELD, Que. - The federal government is investing up to $500 million to bring high-speed, broadband Internet access to 300 rural and remote communities by 2021. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains s...
Dec 15, 2016
Ex-Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man
Prosecutors charged a Milwaukee police officer Thursday with killing a black man in August, alleging the man had thrown his gun away and was unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Dominique He...
Dec 15, 2016
'He was a warrior:' Saskatchewan prison riot leaves inmate dead, 8 injured
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A riot involving 185 prisoners at a prison in northern Saskatchewan has left one inmate dead, eight prisoners injured and a large part of the institution uninhabitable. Correcti...
Dec 15, 2016