Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The federal NDP kicked off its national convention in earnest Friday with a sober apology from the party’s president to all those New Democrats who have suffered harassment or discrimin...

FREDERICTON - The death of a three-month-old New Brunswick boy has prompted a call for a campaign warning the public about the dangers of unsafe sleeping arrangements for babies. The coroner determine...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government says its new regulations to phase out power plants fired by coal and natural gas will cost more than $2.2 billion, but potentially save the country billions mor...

ANDERSON, S.C. - A boy who was 14 when he was charged in the shooting death of his father at their home and a first-grader on a South Carolina elementary school playground will be tried as an adult, a...

TORONTO - He was dubbed “Leo The Lip”, a colourful character who made one of the boldest statements in CFL history. Leo Cahill, the master recruiter and long-time head coach/GM of the Toro...

HOUSTON - Sheriff’s deputies didn’t pursue a sexual assault investigation against the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church, even though the woman reporting it signed a complaint det...

TORONTO - Leo Cahill, the colourful former head coach/GM of the Toronto Argonauts, died Friday. He was 89. A source confirmed Cahill passed away in hospital in Atlanta. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO - A judge has rejected a legal challenge of a Toronto actress’ sexual assault lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, his former assistant and two entertainment co...

SANTA FE, N.M. - Former New Mexico state Sen. Phil Griego will spend 18 months behind bars for fraud, bribery and other convictions stemming from allegations that he misused his position to profit fro...

AUSTIN, Texas - Authorities say a New Mexico man who travelled to Austin to kill and rob two YouTube celebrities likely died of a self-inflicted gunshot after being confronted by police. The Travis Co...