Category Archives: Canadian Press

Air Force colonel who faced rape charge found dead in home
DENVER - A high-ranking Air Force Space Command officer who was charged with rape and other crimes was found dead in his Colorado home after civilian police received a report of a suicide, officials s...
Sep 26, 2016
4 Ontario cops injured, 4 cruisers rammed as officers try to stop stolen vehicles
SOUTHWOLD, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say a 26-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are facing a total of 54 charges arising from an incident that sent four officers to hospital and left four crui...
Sep 26, 2016
No new trial for B.C. serial killer because judge wasn't biased: appeal court
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has rejected a serial killer’s application to have a new trial based on a claim that a judge implied the man’s lawyers behaved unethically....
Sep 26, 2016
Olympic silver medallist and world champion pairs skater Dafoe dies at 86
OTTAWA - Frances Dafoe, a Canadian pairs figure skater who won a world title and an Olympic silver medal, has died at age 86. Skate Canada confirmed Dafoe in a release that Dafoe died on Friday evenin...
Sep 26, 2016

Spending squabble looms as pressure mounts on Liberals over health spending
OTTAWA - A fresh bout of bickering over health care spending loomed on Canada’s political horizon Monday as the federal Liberal government came under opposition fire for its apparent refusal to ...
Sep 26, 2016
Man convicted of killing Army veteran gets life sentence
BOSTON - An Army veteran who was shot and killed during a confrontation in Boston’s Theater District was remembered by family members as a “loyal son, brother and friend” at the sent...
Sep 26, 2016

Moderator Lester Holt works to keep control of debate
NEW YORK - NBC’s Lester Holt struggled to keep control of the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, learning the dangers of fact-checking in the midst of a tense confrontation b...
Sep 26, 2016

New Brunswick premier calls for 'tolerance' amid bilingualism tensions
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick’s premier is making a passionate plea for tolerance on bilingualism, as he seeks to debunk long-standing “myths” of its costs amid a perceived increa...
Sep 26, 2016

Federal decision is at hand for proposed LNG plant in northern B.C.
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has a final environmental assessment of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in hand, with the federal Liberal cabinet set to meet Tuesday in the national ...
Sep 26, 2016

"Hunter" the Canadian lynx unveiled as first mascot in Edmonton Olier history
EDMONTON - For the first time in franchise history, the Edmonton Oilers will have a mascot prowling around the rink. The Oilers unveiled “Hunter” the Canadian lynx Monday. The team’s...
Sep 26, 2016