Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hearing to begin for judge who made 'knees together' remark at sex assault trial
CALGARY - A hearing is to begin Tuesday for a Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn't just keep her knees together. The Canadian Judicial Council is to determine wh...
Sep 06, 2016

Trudeau says protectionist views in U.S., Europe unlikely to creep into Canada
HANGZHOU, China - Justin Trudeau spent days urging world leaders to fight back against rising anti-trade sentiments, but he says there’s little risk that protectionist forces seen in the United ...
Sep 06, 2016

Two people dead in helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - The co-owner of the Capitales de Quebec baseball team was one of two people killed in a helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick Sunday afternoon. The team’s Facebook page ...
Sep 06, 2016
Researchers uncover genetic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
VANCOUVER - Canadian researchers are one step closer to uncovering a biomarker associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder after identifying distinct patterns associated with the DNA of children w...
Sep 06, 2016

Canada not perfect on human rights, either, Trudeau tells Chinese leaders
HONG KONG - When Justin Trudeau raised concerns directly with China’s political elite about their human-rights record, he says he also acknowledged that Canada isn’t perfect. The prime min...
Sep 06, 2016

'He made me hate myself': Sex assault complainant testifies at judge's hearing
CALGARY - A woman who was asked whether she could have kept her knees closed by an Alberta judge during a sexual assault trial says she contemplated suicide as a result of her experience. “He ma...
Sep 06, 2016
Federal government orders safety improvements at key border crossing
OTTAWA - Transport Canada says it has found safety deficiencies on the Canadian side of one of the busiest border crossings with the United States. The agency says the deficiencies concern a section o...
Sep 06, 2016
B.C. Liberals must pull off balancing act on real estate: observers
VANCOUVER - Public outcry over British Columbia’s sizzling real estate market pushed the province’s Liberal government to introduce a foreign-buyers’ tax last month, but uncertainty ...
Sep 06, 2016
Trial begins for man accused in mill shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - Jury selection will begin today in the trial of a man accused of killing two men and wounding two others during a shooting at a sawmill in Nanaimo, B.C. Michael Lunn and Fred McEachern...
Sep 06, 2016
Smoke detected on WestJet flight causes detour for Ottawa-bound passengers
REGINA - Passengers on a WestJet flight bound for Ottawa found themselves making an unexpected detour to Regina on Saturday. WestJet spokeswoman Lauren Stewart says flight 610 from Calgary to Ottawa w...
Sep 06, 2016