Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto FC tries to get MLS season back on track against Philadelphia
Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney said Thursday he can’t recall an injury situation quite like the one he has faced early this season. The latest blow came this week with confirmation that veter...
May 03, 2018
Quebec robot named Nao helping students with learning difficulties
MONTREAL - This isn’t your average teacher assistant. Nao is a little robot which held its own news conference in Montreal on Thursday to outline its own accomplishments, particularly in dealing...
May 03, 2018
Six-pack of scandal: A half-dozen highlights from a zany day in Trump's D.C.
WASHINGTON - Even by the standards of Donald Trump’s Washington, Thursday was a zany day. Little bomblets of news related to the investigations into the president’s inner circle kept dropp...
May 03, 2018
Alberta United Conservatives set to hash out policy at founding convention
EDMONTON - Alberta’s United Conservatives take their first step this weekend in deciding what they stand for as they explore proposals ranging from a return to a flat income tax to more private ...
May 03, 2018
No longer in the weeds: Alberta's Olds College offering cannabis course
OLDS, Alta. - With the clock ticking down to legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada, demand has exploded in the cannabis industry for qualified workers who can ensure the product is ready to...
May 03, 2018
Fatal shooting causes pandemonium in Tennessee mall
NASHVILLE - A fatal shooting set off pandemonium inside a mall in Nashville, Tennessee, provoking an outsized police response in the city where a gunman killed several people at a Waffle House less th...
May 03, 2018
Meek Mill, Gov. Wolf urge criminal justice reforms
PHILADELPHIA - Just one week after a court ordered his early release from prison, Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill joined Pennsylvania’s governor on Thursday in calling on state lawmakers to e...
May 03, 2018
Lawyer: Sandra Bullock's stalker kills self in LA standoff
LOS ANGELES - A man who killed himself during a standoff with Los Angeles police was convicted last year of breaking into Sandra Bullock’s home and stalking the Oscar-winning actress, his lawyer...
May 03, 2018
Intense exercise linked to hundreds of deaths of racehorses in Ontario, study says
Intense exercise is a hazard to racehorses in Ontario and has been linked to hundreds of deaths within the industry, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. Peter Physick-Sheard, an em...
May 03, 2018
6 Quebec seminary students aged 12 to 14 arrested for alleged child-porn offences
Quebec City police say they have arrested six seminary students aged between 12 and 14 for alleged possession and distribution of child pornography. They allegedly were distributing photos of young gi...
May 03, 2018