Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal puppet show organizers apologize after inappropriate song played
MONTREAL - Organizers of a Montreal-area puppet show found themselves apologizing to the public after a song about prison rape was performed during a family-friendly show where children were present. ...
Aug 31, 2016
35 Hells Angels members in Quebec have their prison sentences reduced
MONTREAL - Thirty-five Hells Angels members who pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of conspiracy to commit murder have had their sentences reduced by between six and eight years. A Quebec Superior Co...
Aug 31, 2016
35 Hells Angels members in Quebec have their prison sentences reduced
MONTREAL - Thirty-five Hells Angels members who pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of conspiracy to commit murder have had their sentences reduced by between six and eight years. A Quebec Superior Co...
Aug 31, 2016
Man freed after 1995 double-murder conviction tossed
DURHAM, N.C. - A North Carolina man was freed from jail Wednesday after a judge tossed his conviction in a double-murder case tried 21 years ago by the prosecutor who was later disbarred for lying and...
Aug 31, 2016
Canadian buildings to be illuminated for Stand up To Cancer benefit
TORONTO - More than 90 historic buildings and landmarks across Canada and the United States will be illuminated next week in the colours of a cancer fundraiser. Stand Up To Cancer will be airing in bo...
Aug 31, 2016
Canadian buildings to be illuminated for Stand up To Cancer benefit
TORONTO - More than 90 historic buildings and landmarks across Canada and the United States will be illuminated next week in the colours of a cancer fundraiser. Stand Up To Cancer will be airing in bo...
Aug 31, 2016
Police investigating after cop pepper sprays elderly woman
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - An Oklahoma police department is investigating after an officer used pepper spray to subdue an 84-year-old woman in her home. Footage from a police body camera shows an officer using...
Aug 31, 2016
CBC to stop playing ads on Radio 2 and ICI Musique after CRTC decision
TORONTO - The CBC will not be permitted to play paid advertisements on two of its radio networks as of Thursday. The CRTC rejected the CBC’s application for an extension that would have allowed ...
Aug 31, 2016
CBC to stop playing ads on Radio 2 and ICI Musique after CRTC decision
TORONTO - The CBC will not be permitted to play paid advertisements on two of its radio networks as of Thursday. The CRTC rejected the CBC’s application for an extension that would have allowed ...
Aug 31, 2016
Gaps leave children at risk of online exploitation, federal study warns
OTTAWA - There are “serious gaps” - in resources, training and research - in efforts to protect young people from online sexual exploitation, warns a study prepared for the federal governm...
Aug 31, 2016