Category Archives: Canadian Press
TV show host Wilkos could have drunken-driving charge erased
STAMFORD, Conn. - TV talk show host and Jerry Springer protege Steve Wilkos will have a drunken-driving charge erased from his record if he completes Connecticut’s alcohol education program. The...
Apr 23, 2018
Laws could reduce stray dog problems on First Nations: conference
CALGARY - An Alberta First Nation that brought in laws to deal with packs of feral dogs says the strategy could be used on other reserves across the country that are struggling with their canine popul...
Apr 23, 2018
Liberal-dominated committee rejecting many proposed changes to security bill
OTTAWA - MPs have amended the government’s sweeping security bill with the aim of ensuring Canadian spies don’t infringe on privacy by randomly sifting through public data. A Liberal-spons...
Apr 23, 2018
P.E.I. government website down for several hours after ransomware attack
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Prince Edward Island government website was back online Monday afternoon after a ransomware attack that blocked it for several hours. “The perpetrator indicated they had encr...
Apr 23, 2018
Man who allegedly yelled vulgar phrase at reporter heads to restorative justice
HALIFAX - A Halifax man accused of hurling a vulgar slur at a female reporter during a live broadcast has been referred to Nova Scotia’s restorative justice process. Nash John Gracie, 25, was ch...
Apr 23, 2018
Newfoundland RCMP say female inmate may have choked to death on food
CLARENVILLE, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland say they’re waiting on autopsy results but it appears a female inmate who collapsed alone in a jail cell choked on food. RCMP Staff Sgt. Larry Turner s...
Apr 23, 2018
Vancouver to rake in $30 million in empty homes tax in first year
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver’s new empty homes tax is expected to bring in $30 million in revenue in its first year. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said $17 million has already been colle...
Apr 23, 2018
Canada mishandling nuclear waste plans warn First Nations, environmental groups
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders say they have not been properly consulted about the prospect of a nuclear waste disposal site being established northwest of Ottawa near a prominent nuclear research cen...
Apr 23, 2018
The Latest: Pedestrians struck by van in Toronto
TORONTO - 12:45 a.m. Toronto police say the suspect in Monday’s van attack, Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ont., is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Police say informati...
Apr 23, 2018
Former pilot asks to be reinstated after quitting over alleged gender dispute
OTTAWA - A former pilot is asking the Canadian Human Rights Commission to resurrect her “lifelong dream” to fly for a major airline - an ambition she abandoned five years ago after she was...
Apr 23, 2018