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Possible motivation and the street protests continue; In The News for June 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 8 ... --- W...
Jun 08, 2020
Seeking to explain Nova Scotia shootings: Inside the 'threat-sensitive brain'
HALIFAX - More than seven weeks after a man disguised as a Mountie killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, the RCMP have finally hinted at what may have motivated one of the worst mass killin...
Jun 08, 2020
A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era
NEW YORK - Baseball's amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development - same as all those young prospects picked every year. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 ve...
Jun 08, 2020
New Zealand's last known coronavirus case has recovered
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday she was confident New Zealand has halted the spread of the coronavirus after the last known infected person in the country recovered...
Jun 07, 2020
Rare incident causes power outages across Alberta Sunday afternoon
CALGARY, AB. -- Power outages were reported Sunday afternoon in various parts of the province, including Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat and the west side of Lethbridge.The Alberta Electric ...
Jun 07, 2020
'More and more claims:' Pandemic lawsuits could tie up courts for years
CALGARY - Lawsuits involving seniors homes, airlines, universities and ticket providers affected by COVID-19 could tie up Canadian courts for years, says a litigation lawyer. Michael Smith, a partner ...
Jun 07, 2020
Chantel Moore's family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
FREDERICTON - Ten family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., are travelling across the country from British Columbia to offer support to her m...
Jun 07, 2020
Troops could be called to testify in lawsuits against long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in relation to lawsuits against the institutions....
Jun 07, 2020
Chantel Moore's family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip
FREDERICTON - Ten family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., are travelling across the country from British Columbia to offer support to her m...
Jun 07, 2020
New look for Huntsville School
IRON SPRINGS - Huntsville School staff have pushed aside outside distractions - including the replacement building under construction next door - to focus squarely on their students in these uncertain...
Jun 07, 2020