Category Archives: Canadian Press
Iraqi government delayed deployment of Canadian military hospital: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is blaming the Iraqi government for holding up a Canadian military hospital that was supposed to be available to treat casualties during the attack on Mosul, wh...
Oct 25, 2016

Venezuela's congress opens political trial against Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress has opened a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro for breaking the constitutional order, deepening a standoff triggere...
Oct 25, 2016
Fishermen lose bid to halt tidal power testing in Bay of Fundy
HALIFAX - An effort by a fishermen’s group to halt testing of tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy has been denied by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s A...
Oct 25, 2016
B.C. called on to release provincewide statistics on police-dog bites
VANCOUVER - A month after a bystander was mistakenly mauled by a Vancouver police dog, a legal advocacy group is calling on the provincial government to release newly gathered numbers outlining how ma...
Oct 25, 2016

Veteran defender Drew Moor leads Toronto FC backline into MLS playoffs
TORONTO - Goalkeeper Clint Irwin’s MLS debut came without notice March 16, 2013, when he was summoned off the Colorado bench four minutes into a game against Real Salt Lake to replace an injured...
Oct 25, 2016

Mother heartbroken after no criminal charges recommended in B.C. party-bus death
VANCOUVER - The grieving mother of a 23-year-old woman who died after falling out of a party bus says she’s heartbroken that criminal charges won’t be laid in the case. Vancouver police sa...
Oct 25, 2016
Premier calls news of alleged nursing home murders 'extremely distressing'
TORONTO - The alleged murders of eight Ontario nursing home residents by a nurse raise serious questions about government oversight, opposition politicians charged Tuesday, but the government provided...
Oct 25, 2016
Canada's Raonic loses 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Berankis in first round at Basel
BASEL, Switzerland - Milos Raonic was upset in the first round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Ricardas Berankis. An efficient Berankis converted three of five...
Oct 25, 2016
Canadian Blood Services by the numbers
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services will soon enforce stricter guidelines on iron levels from donors. Starting Dec. 10, female donors will need to wait 12 weeks between blood donations instead of the cur...
Oct 25, 2016
'I will not allow you to have my silence:' victim statement read in court
WINNIPEG - The Crown read out prepared victim impact statements Tuesday in Winnipeg at a sentencing hearing on behalf of a teenage girl and a woman who were sexually assaulted and beaten in November 2...
Oct 25, 2016