Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vancouver mayoral candidate admits defeat, congratulates winner Kennedy Stewart
VANCOUVER - The runner-up in the race for Vancouver mayor has admitted defeat, two days after he lost by almost 1,000 votes. In a statement Monday, Ken Sim of the Non-Partisan Association congratulate...
Oct 22, 2018
NEB agrees to consider LNG Canada pipeline jurisdictional challenge
The National Energy Board says it will consider a jurisdictional challenge of a pipeline approval that is a key component in a recently sanctioned $40-billion liquefied natural gas export facility in ...
Oct 22, 2018
Canadian rapper dies after falling off airplane wing in failed stunt
VERNON, B.C. - A 34-year-old rapper who fell to his death in British Columbia while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane was a “beacon of light to follow...
Oct 22, 2018
Alberta's Notley proposes Ottawa get into the crude-by-rail business
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is proposing Ottawa get into the crude-by-rail business - at least temporarily - so that producers in her province can get a better price for their oil. “...
Oct 22, 2018
Man whose flatulence ended police interview pleads guilty
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man whose excessive flatulence forced a police detective to cut shot an interrogation has pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug charges. The Kansas City Star reports that 25-year...
Oct 22, 2018
Doctors see spike in limb paralysis in kids, following viral infections
TORONTO - Cases of a rare polio-like condition have begun turning up in some Canadian children, following reports of dozens of cases in the U.S. in recent weeks. Known as acute flaccid myelitis, the c...
Oct 22, 2018
Ottawa ready to help as Inuit health officials grapple with spate of suicides
MONTREAL - The federal government says it will respond to pleas for help from northern Quebec, where a spate of suicides in Inuit communities this year has created what officials are calling a crisis....
Oct 22, 2018
'Wonder Woman' sequel pushed back to summer 2020
LOS ANGELES - The world will have to wait a little longer for the “Wonder Woman” sequel, which will now arrive in theatres in summer 2020. Warner Bros. announced Monday that “Wonder ...
Oct 22, 2018
Crown says man should be convicted of girl's murder based on alleged confession
VANCOUVER - A man charged with murdering a 12-year-girl in British Columbia over 40 years ago should be found guilty after confessing to undercover police that he abducted, sexually assaulted and kill...
Oct 22, 2018
Quebec man ordered to foot vet bill after dog impregnates neighbour's chow chow
MONTREAL - A Quebec man whose frisky husky impregnated a neighbour’s chow chow has been ordered to pay about $800 in vet fees and court costs. According to a judgment last month, the Shawinigan-...
Oct 22, 2018