Category Archives: Canadian Press
Four Peel regional police officers charged with theft, obstruction and perjury
Four Toronto-area police officers are facing charges following an investigation that began after charges were stayed against an accused drug dealer, who alleged police stole items during a search of h...
May 03, 2018
Drake watches quietly as Cleveland thumps the Raptors for commanding playoff lead
TORONTO - It was all quiet on the Drake front Thursday as the Cavaliers thumped Toronto in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal. The star rapper, who made headlines in Game 1 for a verbal alte...
May 03, 2018
Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies at 65
JOHANNESBURG - Afonso Dhlakama, the Mozambican opposition leader who led a rebel group during the devastating civil war that ended in 1992, died on Thursday at the age of 65. Mozambican radio reported...
May 03, 2018
Mississippi senator confirms he lost money in fraud scheme
JACKSON, Miss. - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said Thursday that he is among the victims of a Mississippi-based fraud that officials say involved more than $100 million. Wicker, a Republican from Tupelo, to...
May 03, 2018
Prominent Calgary chef charged with sexual assaulting employee
CALGARY - A prominent Calgary chef and restaurant owner has been charged with sexual assault. Police allege a man followed an employee into a bathroom during a social gathering in January in downtown ...
May 03, 2018
Quebec court OKs lawsuit alleging link between talc powder and cancer
MONTREAL - A class action lawsuit against two pharmaceutical giants that alleges the regular use of talc powder is linked to a higher risk of ovarian cancer has been authorized to proceed in Quebec. A...
May 03, 2018
Judge orders Jay-Z to explain why he's dodging a subpoena
NEW YORK - A New York judge says Jay-Z must explain why he’s dodging a subpoena rather than answering questions related to a probe of a consumer brand company. Federal Judge Paul Gardephe (GAHR&...
May 03, 2018
Fox, Hannity earn a scoop they may not have wanted
NEW YORK - Sean Hannity and Fox News Channel scored a scoop they may not have wanted. Midway through a Wednesday night interview with Hannity, new Trump legal adviser Rudolph Giuliani noted that Presi...
May 03, 2018
Federal Liberals confirm plans to intervene in B.C.'s Trans Mountain court case
OTTAWA - The federal government will intervene in British Columbia’s reference case over the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday. ...
May 03, 2018
Portable device can detect fentanyl in street drugs within seconds: researchers
TORONTO - Ontario researchers have teamed up to test a portable device that can detect the presence of potentially deadly fentanyl in street drugs and deliver the results in mere seconds. The scientis...
May 03, 2018