Category Archives: Canadian Press
Family of man killed during arrest last June by Montreal police sues city
MONTREAL - A disturbing cellphone video that allegedly captures a Montreal police intervention prior to the fatal shooting of a black man last June reveals officers used disproportionate force, lawyer...
Feb 7, 2018
Sanchez reaches deal to avoid prison time in tax fraud case
MADRID - Alexis Sanchez has reached a deal with Spanish authorities to avoid prison time in a tax fraud case stemming from when he played for Barcelona. Sanchez was handed a 16-month prison sentence f...
Feb 7, 2018
Missouri woman finds neighbour's dog riding pony
BOLIVAR, Mo. - A dog riding a one-eyed pony into the night is a surely a spectacle that needs video proof. A Missouri woman made sure to get exactly that. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Call...
Feb 7, 2018
Couple inundated with mystery packages wants it to stop
ACTON, Mass. - A Massachusetts couple says it was fun when they started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon they hadn’t ordered. Now they want it to stop. Mike and Kelly Gallivan, of Act...
Feb 7, 2018
Woman sues ex for half of $6 million lottery win after he left with ticket
An Ontario woman is suing her former common-law partner for allegedly denying that the couple had won $6 million in a provincial lottery before claiming the full prize for himself. Denise Robertson...
Feb 7, 2018
Eagles fan to pay for stadium chair stolen after Super Bowl
MINNEAPOLIS - A man who stole a seat from U.S. Bank Stadium after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl has agreed to pay for its replacement. Stadium manager SMG say...
Feb 7, 2018
Wynne's threat of trade war against Buy American criticized by opposition
TORONTO - Ontario’s threat of a trade war with U.S. states that adopt Buy American policies sparked swift criticism Wednesday from the opposition, who called it nothing but a “recklessR...
Feb 7, 2018
Family mourns death of sculptor by finishing frozen tribute to Gord Downie
At least two frozen sculptures of the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie have popped up in Ontario this winter, but for the family of a veteran Ottawa snow sculptor who died recently, finishing ...
Feb 7, 2018
Killing free trade would hurt U.S. middle class, Trudeau tells Chicago crowd
CHICAGO - President Donald Trump’s threat to tear up the North American free trade pact would cause economic suffering in the United States in a decision that would also be terrible politics, Pr...
Feb 7, 2018
Trump continues to cast some immigrants as criminals
WASHINGTON - Making his case for tighter border security, President Donald Trump has repeatedly linked immigration to criminality, highlighting immigrant gang violence, calling family reunification a ...
Feb 7, 2018