Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lawyer challenges female military officer's story in sex-assault case
HALIFAX - A defence lawyer suggested Tuesday that a female military officer who says she was sexually assaulted initially reported just enough to superiors to cover the fact she slept with a subordina...
Jun 19, 2018
Canadian 12-year-old, who's 6-10, catches the eyes of a couple of NBA players
TORONTO - A grinning Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray posed for a selfie at last weekend’s regional finals for the Jr. NBA world championship in St. Catharines, Ont., with a 12-year-old boy. Mu...
Jun 19, 2018
Crown recommends 150-year prison term for Quebec City mosque shooter
QUEBEC - The man who gunned down six Muslim men in a Quebec City mosque deserves to spend 150 years in prison, a Crown prosecutor said Tuesday as he recommended Alexandre Bissonnette receive the longe...
Jun 19, 2018
Opioid death toll in Canada nearly 4,000 last year, new data shows
OTTAWA - Nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, with men the most likely victims and fentanyl the clear culprit, new government figures show. The numbers released Tuesda...
Jun 19, 2018
Commons committee calls on Liberals to subject parties to privacy laws
OTTAWA - A committee of MPs is calling on the federal government to make political parties and players subject to federal privacy laws to prevent nefarious actors from manipulating Canadian elections....
Jun 19, 2018
Colombian singer at World Cup reports hotel theft in Moscow
MOSCOW - Russian police say that $800,000 worth of valuables have been stolen from Colombian singer Maluma’s hotel room in Moscow while he’s visiting Russia to support the Colombia team at...
Jun 19, 2018
US housing starts jumped 5 pct. in May off Midwest building
WASHINGTON - A surge of construction in the Midwest drove U.S. housing starts up 5 per cent in May from the prior month. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing starts rose to a seasonally...
Jun 19, 2018
NewsAlert: opioid death toll nearly 4,000 last year, new data shows
OTTAWA - New government figures show that nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, with men the most likely victims and fentanyl the clear culprit. The numbers are being r...
Jun 19, 2018
Canadians sign letter opposing U.S. Arctic drilling in wildlife sanctuary
Thousands of Canadians and two territorial governments have asked American regulators not to allow oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife sanctuary that is home to a crucial transboundary caribou herd. T...
Jun 19, 2018
Trainer Mark Casse sending three strong contenders to Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Mark Casse will have three real shots at earning a second career Queen’s Plate win. Casse, Canada’s top trainer the last seven years and 10 times overall, will send Plate Trial w...
Jun 19, 2018