Category Archives: Canadian Press
First stage of investigation into fatal B.C. plane crash concludes at scene
KELOWNA, B.C. - Hours of painstaking work lies ahead as Transportation Safety Board crews wrap up their investigation at the scene of a fatal plane crash in British Columbia that killed former Alberta...
Oct 19, 2016
SNC-Lavalin fined $75,000 for generating electricity without a licence
TORONTO - SNC-Lavalin has been fined $75,000 for operating a gas-fired electrical generating plant at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport without a licence for the past 10 years. The Ontario...
Oct 19, 2016
Quebec police still trying to identify suspects at Universite Laval
Quebec City police say the number of complaints stemming from a rash of break-ins and alleged sexual crimes at a university student residence has risen to 15. The investigation into the incidents at U...
Oct 19, 2016
Trial delayed for man accused in murder of Canadian law professor in Florida
The trial of a man accused in the murder of a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida has been postponed after his co-accused pleaded guilty and told investigators the killing was a murder-for-hir...
Oct 19, 2016
Fiat Chrysler recalls 224K Jeeps; air bags may not work
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 224,000 Jeep Wrangler SUVs worldwide because the air bags may not inflate in a crash. The recall covers certain 2016 and 2017 Wranglers. The company says...
Oct 19, 2016
Ticats star Brandon Banks suspended for two games following positive test
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be without star receiver/kick-returner Brandon Banks for their crucial rematch Friday night with the Ottawa Redblacks. Banks was suspended for two games Wednesda...
Oct 19, 2016
VIEWERS' GUIDE: Mind games, closing arguments in Round 3
WASHINGTON - It was barely three weeks ago that Donald Trump opened the first presidential debate by asking, with faux deference, if it was OK to refer to his opponent as “Secretary Clinton.R...
Oct 19, 2016
Appeal of Dennis Oland's conviction for murder of father enters second day
FREDERICTON - Justices hearing the appeal of Dennis Oland’s murder conviction spent much of Wednesday questioning Crown prosecutors about when a lie is a lie, and when it’s an honest mista...
Oct 19, 2016
Alberta premier lauds Prentice for role in public life; state memorial planned
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley remembered Jim Prentice on Wednesday as gracious, statesmanlike and visionary as her office announced plans to honour him at a state memorial. The public servic...
Oct 19, 2016
Man who committed sex crimes against kids designated dangerous offender
BARRIE, Ont. - An Ontario man who carried out increasingly violent sex crimes against children and animals for close to a decade before a teenage victim reported him to police must be locked up indefi...
Oct 19, 2016