Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chan moving on "with a huge smile," hopes to open skating school in Vancouver
TORONTO - In Patrick Chan’s perfect future, he’s running a skating school in Vancouver with girlfriend Liz Putnam, the two are living in a million-dollar apartment in the city’s love...
Apr 16, 2018
Canada, France promise to double down on climate-change fight amid U.S. inaction
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron, long billed as kindred political spirits, agreed Monday to a fresh, fortified attack on climate change - hoping to keep a s...
Apr 16, 2018
South Korean businessman kills himself in Hong Kong custody
Hong Kong authorities said Monday that a South Korean businessman accused of murdering his wife and son in a five-star hotel killed himself while in pre-trial custody. The man was found unconscious in...
Apr 16, 2018
Kristin Johnston had injuries to neck, hands, Halifax murder trial told
HALIFAX - A Halifax jury heard Kristin Johnston suffered more than a dozen injuries, including 10 wounds to her neck as well as damage to her hands. Detective-Constable Michael Barkhouse took the stan...
Apr 16, 2018
Veteran aimed not to 'fall through the cracks' but still killed partner, himself
Jennifer Lynne Semenec died far from her home in North Bay, Ont., at the hands of a veteran with PTSD who had said he wouldn’t be “another soldier who falls through the cracks” of tr...
Apr 16, 2018
Chemical weapons inspectors reach Syrian town
BEIRUT - International inspectors have entered the Syrian town where an alleged chemical attack was carried out earlier this month, Syrian state media reported Tuesday, after they had waited for days ...
Apr 16, 2018
In the news today, April 16
Six stories in the news for Monday, April 16 --- TRUDEAU LANDS IN PARIS AFTER PIPELINE MEETING Justin Trudeau has landed in France as he continues more than a week of globetrotting following a brief s...
Apr 16, 2018
Brother remembers Broncos hockey player as humble, honest, hard-working
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Playing with mini-sticks in the basement is a common activity for many hockey-loving families. For the Wack brothers, who grew up in St. Albert, Alta., it was a little different. &...
Apr 16, 2018
Guide to legalization predicts home-grown pot will be biggest municipal headache
OTTAWA - Municipalities will have to grapple with a host of thorny issues once recreational cannabis is legalized in Canada - but it’s the matter of home-grown marijuana plants that’s expe...
Apr 16, 2018
'I felt unsafe:' Indigenous safe-ride service for women can't keep up with need
WINNIPEG - Jackie Hartog opens the door to her white van as she pulls out her cellphone, checking the Ikwe Safe Rides Facebook group to see where she is heading next. She’s been volunteering wit...
Apr 16, 2018