Category Archives: Canadian Press
GM Lou Lamoriello says there is no timetable for naming a new Leaf captain
TORONTO - There is no time frame for naming a Maple Leaf captain, according to GM Lou Lamoriello. Toronto has been without a captain since trading Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators in February. R...
Sep 22, 2016
SNC-Lavalin signs agreement-in-principle to build nuclear reactors in China
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) has signed an agreement-in-principle for a new joint venture that would build nuclear reactors in China. The deal with China National Nuclear Corp. and Shanghai Electr...
Sep 22, 2016
Man charged in his hospital bed with attempted murder in shooting of Toronto lawyer
TORONTO - A 51-year-old man accused of shooting a Toronto lawyer has been formally charged with 15 counts, including attempted murder. Toronto police say Grayson Delong - who was charged in his hospit...
Sep 22, 2016

Virginia officers won't face federal charges in stun gun use
RICHMOND, Va. - Three Virginia police officers will not be charged with federal civil rights crimes for repeatedly using a stun gun on a black man who died soon after he was taken into custody, a pros...
Sep 22, 2016

Rusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list
PORTLAND, Ore. - Federal wildlife officials on Thursday made a formal recommendation to list the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species because it has disappeared from about 90 per cent of ...
Sep 22, 2016

Big email hack doesn't exactly send the message Yahoo needed
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo has been struggling for years to keep people coming back to its digital services such as email. That challenge just got more daunting after hackers stole sensitive information fr...
Sep 22, 2016
NewsAlert: Yahoo confirms huge data breach affecting 500 million accounts
NEW YORK - Yahoo confirms huge data breach affecting 500 million accounts. More to come. The Canadian Press
Sep 22, 2016

B.C.'s child watchdog asks Attorney General to intervene in Metis toddler case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s representative for children and youth is urging the province’s attorney general to intervene in the case of a Metis toddler being adopted to non-aboriginal p...
Sep 22, 2016

Design, improperly tightened bolts named as factors in Nipigon Bridge failure
A combination of design and installation deficiencies of several key components caused a bridge in northwestern Ontario to fail over the winter, severing a critical Trans-Canada Highway link, reports ...
Sep 22, 2016
Advocacy group calls for body cameras after police-dog mauls bystander
VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group in British Columbia is calling for dog handlers with the Vancouver Police Department to wear body cameras after a bystander was accidentally mauled earlier this week...
Sep 22, 2016