Category Archives: Canadian Press
'I couldn't move my body': Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player recalls bus crash
CALGARY - A Humboldt Broncos player who was paralyzed in a bus crash that killed 16 people has vivid memories of the accident but is focusing on regaining his health and hopefully being able to walk a...
Apr 25, 2018
Wire-bristle safety fears prompt Ottawa to establish BBQ brush safety standards
OTTAWA - As the outdoor grilling season gets underway, the agency in charge of establishing Canadian standards is working on new national guidelines for barbecue brushes following a number of cases in...
Apr 25, 2018
Lawyers say others were hurt in Copperfield illusion show
LAS VEGAS - Lawyers for a British tourist who claims he was badly hurt taking part in an illusion by Las Vegas Strip headliner David Copperfield told a judge on Wednesday that they’ve found thre...
Apr 25, 2018
Quebec judge authorizes lawsuit against the federal government over Phoenix
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the federal government related to the troubled Phoenix pay system. The suit alleges some employees were paid too much before bei...
Apr 25, 2018
Alexa, make my kid polite: Echo to get child-friendly update
NEW YORK - Alexa’s new missions: encourage kids to ask questions more politely, and get them to bed on time. The voice assistant that lives inside Amazon’s Echo speakers will soon thank ki...
Apr 25, 2018
New Brunswick EMO warning of flooding potential along St. John River
FREDERICTON - Waters are rising in New Brunswick, and officials are warning residents to move their belongings to higher ground. New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization says the St. John...
Apr 25, 2018
Police use blanket to rescue man from sinkhole at Sudbury, Ont., home
SUDBURY, Ont. - Police say a 55-year-old Sudbury, Ont., man is in hospital after being rescued from a sinkhole. Spokeswoman Kaitlyn Dunn says police got a call late Wednesday morning about a homeowner...
Apr 25, 2018
Trans Mountain opponent got federal money through Canada Summer Jobs: Tories
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government found itself taking fire over the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from opposite flanks Wednesday: accused of helping to finance pipeline protesters on...
Apr 25, 2018
Grey Cup returns to Calgary a decade after Roughrider nightmare at McMahon
CALGARY - A decade after the 13th man trashed the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Grey Cup hopes, the CFL’s championship game will return to Calgary. Calgary was unveiled as the host city of the...
Apr 25, 2018
Polish climbers hit by B.C. avalanche call home for help, spark far-flung rescue
MCBRIDE, B.C. - Two mountaineers from Poland unintentionally sparked an international rescue effort after being caught in an avalanche in eastern British Columbia. The men were climbing Whitehorn Moun...
Apr 25, 2018