Category Archives: Canada
Crown to study alleged sexual assault involving Quebec politician
MONTREAL - The case of a Quebec woman who accused a member of the legislature of sexual assault has been referred to the Crown. Crown spokesman Jean-Pascal Boucher says his office has received the fil...
Dec 22, 2016
Olivia is top girl's name in Nova Scotia, mirroring trend across Canada
HALIFAX - New figures suggest wherever you live in Canada, it’s increasingly likely you’ll meet several people named Olivia. Nova Scotia announced Thursday that Olivia is the top girl̵...
Dec 22, 2016
Manitoba politician disciplined in harassment probe wants full reinstatement
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician who was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint is taking sensitivity training and expects to be fully reinstated into the Opposition NDP caucus, his lawyer said ...
Dec 22, 2016
'Silent strokes' leave traces on brain, up risk for full-blown stroke, dementia
TORONTO - Peter Chaban was up early doing dishes one morning in 2012 when he noticed there was water flowing over his hand - but he couldn’t feel it. Next thing he knew, he lost all sensation an...
Dec 22, 2016
New law to ease Canada-US travel
MONTPELIER, Vt. - A new law will make it easier for people to travel between Canada and the United States. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy will be at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport this afte...
Dec 22, 2016
Hip frontman Gord Downie chosen as the Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s spirited fight with terminal brain cancer struck a chord with Canadians in 2016. Whether he was packing arenas for the Tragically Hip’s summer tour or igniting a re...
Dec 22, 2016
Port Colborne, Ont., fire victims died of smoke inhalation: Police
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - Police say four members of a family killed in a house fire in Port Colborne, Ont., last week all died of smoke inhalation. Thirty-seven-year-old Tammy Burd, her children, 15-year...
Dec 22, 2016
From dime bag to money bags, businesses look forward to recreational marijuana
TORONTO - It’s Sunday afternoon and Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation is packed full of marijuana enthusiasts perusing tables of goods. Everything from marijuana-infused barbecue sauc...
Dec 22, 2016
Second Halifax senior faces home invasion in two days: 'It's very upsetting'
Halifax police are expressing concern about random attacks on the elderly, after arresting a 43-year-old man in the second home invasion of a seniors’ home in two days. Investigators say they...
Dec 22, 2016
Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year selections over the years
TORONTO - A list of the Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, as determined in the annual poll of newsrooms across the country: 2016: Gord Downie, musician 2015: Justin Trudeau, politician 2014: Warr...
Dec 22, 2016