Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 25 NURSE CHARGED IN NURSING HOME DEATHS: An Ontario nurse is facing eight counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of eight nursing home residents ov...
Oct 25, 2016
Saskatoon woman found not criminally responsible in five-year-old son's death
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon woman has been found not criminally responsible in the death of her five-year-old son. Kellie Johnson was charged with first-degree murder after the body of Jonathan Vetter was...
Oct 25, 2016
CN Rail recalls workers to prepare for the smooth handling of bumper grain crop
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. says it has recalled laid-off employees to handle the start of what is expected to be bumper grain crops in Canada and the United States. “We’re ha...
Oct 25, 2016
Quebec says it's on track for $2.2-billion surplus in current fiscal year
Quebec is projecting a higher than expected surplus of $2.2 billion in the current fiscal year and is also abolishing a health tax two years ahead of schedule. Information available over the summer le...
Oct 25, 2016
Ottawa Fury, Tampa Bay Rowdies to leave NASL for United Soccer League
Ottawa Fury FC is leaving the North American Soccer League next year to join the United Soccer League. The Tampa Bay Rowdies are doing the same. “We’re excited to be joining the fastest-gr...
Oct 25, 2016
Canadian malls need to diversify to become destinations for shoppers, say experts
MONTREAL - The rise of online shopping is forcing Canadian malls to diversify and become destinations that offer a range of services including entertainment and sporting venues in addition to traditio...
Oct 25, 2016
Oh, what a night: Cleveland ready to rock sports world
CLEVELAND - Always up for a party, Cleveland is about to rock like never before. For more than 50 years, fans agonized while waiting for one of their three major professional teams to win a championsh...
Oct 25, 2016
Giants release kicker Josh Brown in wake of spousal abuse
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants released placekicker Josh Brown on Tuesday, six days after police documents revealed Brown admitted to repeatedly abusing his former wife while they were ma...
Oct 25, 2016
2 killed in police confrontation outside Maryland motel room
ELKTON, Md. - Officers fatally shot a fugitive couple on a motel balcony Tuesday when they refused to drop their weapons, which turned out to be BB guns that looked like real firearms, authorities sai...
Oct 25, 2016
Missouri's American Royal horse exhibition moving to Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - One of Kansas City’s most venerable cultural institutions, the annual American Royal horse and livestock exhibition, is moving to Kansas from Missouri, officials announced Tu...
Oct 25, 2016