Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Krista DuChene finishes third in women's Boston Marathon race
Mother Nature offered Canadian Krista DuChene a competitive advantage Monday at the 2018 Boston Marathon. The 41-year-old from Strathroy, Ont., battled a steady headwind exceeding 40 kilometres an hou...
Apr 16, 2018
Vaginal hygiene products like sprays, wipes, creams linked to infections: study
TORONTO - Doctors have long advised women to avoid vaginal douching because of the risk of infection and other adverse effects, but a new study suggests other feminine hygiene products may be just as ...
Apr 16, 2018
WiFi network named 'remote detonator' prompts gym evacuation
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A Michigan gym patron looking for a WiFi connection found one named “remote detonator,” prompting an evacuation and precautionary search of the facility by a bomb...
Apr 16, 2018
Body of last missing family member found in California river
LEGGETT, Calif. - Searchers on Monday found the body of a 12-year-old boy in a Northern California river - the last of four family members who perished when their sport utility vehicle plunged into th...
Apr 16, 2018
A glance at the alleged victims of accused serial killer Bruce McArthur
TORONTO - Here is a glance at the alleged victims of Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old Toronto landscaper charged with eight counts of first-degree murder: MAJEED KAYHAN The 58-year-old Toronto man was re...
Apr 16, 2018
Quebec asks for federal help and a game plan as number of asylum seekers spikes
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is facing the prospect of even more asylum seekers entering the province from the United States this year and wants the federal government to come up with a pl...
Apr 16, 2018
UK court rules against parents who want son to go to Italy
LONDON - Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled against the parents of a terminally ill toddler who are seeking permission to take him to Italy for medical treatment. The parents of Alfie Evans hav...
Apr 16, 2018
Leafs forward Leo Komarov to miss Game 3 against Boston
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov will miss Game 3 against the Boston Bruins because of a lower-body injury. Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said at Monday morning’s game-day skate that the...
Apr 16, 2018
Documents show feds saw few hurdles to overhaul under-used victims fund
OTTAWA - Federal officials expressed concerns about possible changes to a grant program for parents of missing and murdered children that only doles out a tiny fraction of its multimillion-dollar budg...
Apr 16, 2018
After 40 years, federal government removes barriers to disabled immigrants
OTTAWA - After four decades, the federal government is getting rid of rules that turned away would-be immigrants with intellectual or physical disabilities, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Mond...
Apr 16, 2018