Category Archives: Canadian Press
Woman obsessed with married man convicted of criminal harassment
TORONTO - A small-town woman who became obsessed with a married man and his family to the point of changing her name was convicted of criminal harassment on Thursday in a ruling that also quashed an e...
Mar 29, 2018

Ancient B.C. footprints confirmed as earliest known in North America
VANCOUVER - Buried deep below a sandy beach and pressed into soft clay, footprints from an ancient time hold clues to life for some of North America’s early humans. At least 29 footprints have b...
Mar 29, 2018

Rapper Fabolous facing charges in domestic violence incident
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. - Rapper Fabolous is facing domestic violence charges in New Jersey. Englewood police say the rapper, whose real name is John Jackson, turned himself in around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The...
Mar 29, 2018

Ryerson University launches scholarship for transgender students of colour
TORONTO - A Toronto university has launched a scholarship to help support racialized transgender students in honour of a young woman who died several years ago. About 200 friends and family of Sumaya ...
Mar 29, 2018

Lohan fails to convince court her image is in video game
ALBANY, N.Y. - It looks like “Game Over” for actress Lindsay Lohan in her state court fight against a software company for using what she claims is a likeness of her in a video game. Lohan...
Mar 29, 2018

Appeals court upholds new trial for subject of 'Serial'
BALTIMORE - A Maryland appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling granting a new trial to a man whose conviction in the murder of his high school sweetheart became the subject of the popular podcast ...
Mar 29, 2018

Toronto man's wait for kidney transplant highlights shortage of donors
TORONTO - The family of an 81-year-old Toronto man in need of a kidney transplant has taken to putting up flyers pleading for a donor with the hope someone will step forward. The efforts of Marcel Roz...
Mar 29, 2018

Environmental case against Husky over pipeline leak adjourned until June
CALGARY - Court proceedings against Husky Energy Ltd. related to a pipeline leak into the North Saskatchewan River have been adjourned until June 21 after a brief appearance in Lloydminster, Sask., pr...
Mar 29, 2018

'A fit sentence:' 7 years in jail upheld for Calgary man who killed neighbour
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence of a man who argued he was fending off an attempted sexual assault when he stabbed his new neighbour 37 times. Nicholas Rasberry was sente...
Mar 29, 2018
Health-care providers billing 'impossible' hours treating car crash victims
TORONTO - Hundreds of health-care providers in Ontario are billing insurance companies for an improbable number of daily hours spent treating car crash victims, recent insider data suggest. However, n...
Mar 29, 2018