Category Archives: Canadian Press
A look at Bill Cosby's testimony about quaaludes
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Jurors at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial on Wednesday heard his damaging testimony about giving a sedative to women before sex. Cosby, who was deposed in 2005 and 2006 as ...
Apr 18, 2018
Flooded Alberta First Nation working on making roads passable
SIKSIKA, Alta. - A First Nation east of Calgary is working on making roads passable as many rural areas of southern Alberta contend with overland flooding. “Road conditions are showing signs of ...
Apr 18, 2018
From shelter to castle: The 'fairy tale' of Meghan Markle's Ontario-adopted pup
A dog adopted from an Ontario rescue home has proved to be of royal pedigree after having been whisked off to the United Kingdom to live with owner Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. When Guy the beagle ...
Apr 18, 2018
Largest maker of bump stocks will stop accepting orders
LOS ANGELES - The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, announced Wednesday that it will stop taking orders and shut down its...
Apr 18, 2018
Professional wrestling great Bruno Sammartino dies at 82
He was professional wrestling’s ultimate good guy. The son of Italian immigrants, Bruno Sammartino fled the Nazis as a child and built a career beating a string of bad guys that thrilled fans an...
Apr 18, 2018
'She was fantastic:' Funeral held for Broncos team trainer killed in bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Brenden Prokopchuk wrote Dayna Brons a love letter for their five-year anniversary, not knowing she would die a few weeks later. He told her that he was lucky to have her as his best...
Apr 18, 2018
Former Blue Jays star Jose Bautista, Braves agree to minor league deal
ATLANTA - Even with their Ryan Flaherty leading the NL in hitting, the Atlanta Braves couldn’t resist the low-risk opportunity to add Jose Bautista. The six-time all-star agreed to a minor leagu...
Apr 18, 2018
Casey feels Raptors are comfortable in the role of overwhelming favourite
TORONTO - It’s been an unprecedented playoff start for Dwane Casey and the Toronto Raptors. For the first time in its history, Toronto boasts a 2-0 series lead following its 130-119 win Tuesday ...
Apr 18, 2018
No need for new law on border searches of smartphones, computers: feds
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has rejected a call from MPs to spell out explicitly in law when and how border agents can search travellers’ smartphones and other electronic devic...
Apr 18, 2018
Broncos hockey player Conner Lukan loved most animals, watched 'The Bachelor'
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - He tore around on quads, roughhoused with his friends and, of course, played hockey. But Conner Lukan, who died in a crash involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, was remembered a...
Apr 18, 2018