Category Archives: Canadian Press
Court says insurer must pay N.B. diocese $3.3 million to cover abuse claims
FREDERICTON - An insurance company has been ordered by New Brunswick’s top court to pay over $3.3 million to a Catholic diocese to cover the cost of compensation for decades of sexual abuse by p...
Oct 19, 2018
Judge pushes back sentencing decision for Quebec City mosque shooter
QUEBEC - The judge deciding the fate of Quebec City’s mosque shooter says he needs additional information from the Crown and defence and more time before pronouncing a sentence. Quebec Superior ...
Oct 19, 2018
Dog deaths in North Vancouver may be tied to suspected mushroom poisoning: RCMP
VANCOUVER - Dog owners in North Vancouver are being advised to keep their pets on a short leash if they are walking in Cates Park along the shores of Burrard Inlet. RCMP Sgt. Doug Trousdell says at le...
Oct 19, 2018
PAC won't end ad saying black men will face rape accusations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A political action committee said Friday that it won’t pull radio ads in hotly contested races in Arkansas and Missouri that suggest African American men will face rape accus...
Oct 19, 2018
Task force chair says everyone needs to obey the rules on legalized cannabis
FREDERICTON - The former chair of the federal cannabis task force says she expected the initial celebration of recreational weed legalization - but it’s now time for everyone to play by the rule...
Oct 19, 2018
Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 58 dead
NEW DELHI - A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 58 people and injuring dozens more, police said. The train fa...
Oct 19, 2018
Call for better-trained social workers in report on dead Manitoba teen
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous teen who struggled with addiction and died in 2016 did not get the help he needed from social workers, school officials and others, Manitoba’s advocate for children and ...
Oct 19, 2018
Manitoba man sentenced to eight years in 'horrific' death of his young daughter
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his 21-month-old daughter after failing to report abuse the judge called horrific and noticeable. A jury found Daniel Willi...
Oct 19, 2018
Kim leads LPGA Shanghai by 1 stroke after 2 rounds
SHANGHAI - Sei Young Kim led the LPGA Shanghai by one stroke at the halfway point after shooting a 5-under-par 67 in the second round on Friday. Kim made six birdies, including four straight from the ...
Oct 19, 2018
Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair-friendly rooms tough to find
TOKYO - The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics promise to be the best. They’re being promoted just like the Olympics, planning is ahead of recent games in Rio de Janeiro and London, and the athletes village...
Oct 19, 2018