Category Archives: Canadian Press
'They're a lot like us': Program pairs inmates, wild horses
ELK GROVE, Calif. - Jail inmates and wild horses are helping each other learn to adapt through a California program aimed at preparing both for society. Inmates at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in ...
Nov 23, 2016
Women's hockey trailblazer Manon Rheaume marks 25th anniversary of QMJHL game
NORTHVILLE, Mich. - Every few years, Manon Rheaume gets asked about Nov. 26, 1991, the night she made hockey history. Playing in goal for the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs, the then-19-year-old Rheaume beca...
Nov 23, 2016
Accused of shooting First Nations man: Gerald Stanley faces firearms charges
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A suspect in the fatal shooting of a First Nations Saskatchewan man is facing more charges. RCMP say Gerald Stanley has been charged with two counts of unsafe storage of a fi...
Nov 23, 2016
Parents file $12.5M lawsuit alleging police ignored, hid evidence in son's death
TORONTO - An Ottawa couple who has been fighting for 15 years to have their son’s death reinvestigated has filed a $12.5 million lawsuit against Toronto police, alleging detectives ignored, conc...
Nov 23, 2016
Gov't wants phone makers to lock out most apps for drivers
DETROIT - The government wants smartphone makers to lock out most apps when the phone is being used by someone driving a car. The voluntary guidelines unveiled Wednesday are designed to reduce crashes...
Nov 23, 2016
Szabados returns to Canadian women's hockey team, but keeps a toe in men's game
CALGARY - Shannon Szabados says she could write a book about her departure from the Peoria Rivermen, but the goaltender would rather discuss her return to the Canadian women’s hockey team. The 3...
Nov 23, 2016
The NHL rookies making an unexpected early impression
Travis Konecny’s instinctual response to a recent thunderous check is the fiery sort of retribution typical of the pugnacious five foot 10, 175-pound Philadelphia Flyers rookie. Then the 19-year...
Nov 23, 2016
Man who killed abortion doctor gets more lenient sentence
WICHITA, Kan. - The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 years in pri...
Nov 23, 2016
World's tallest waterslide to be demolished after boy died
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A company’s announcement that it will demolish its towering Kansas waterslide as soon as investigations into the death of a boy on the ride this summer have concluded was moti...
Nov 23, 2016
US applications for unemployment aid rose last week
WASHINGTON - More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week. But jobless claims remain at low levels, showing that most American workers enjoy job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department sa...
Nov 23, 2016