Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dog-sledding operation in Ontario being investigated by OSPCA
Allegations of animal abuse at a dog-sledding operation north of Toronto have prompted Ontario’s animal welfare organization to launch an investigation. The Ontario Society for the Prevention of...
Feb 1, 2018
Sobeys threatens George Weston, Loblaw with legal action over price-fixing claim
George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Companies Ltd. “should keep checking the mailroom” for upcoming legal action after they implicated Sobeys Inc. in an alleged industry-wide bread price-fixing ...
Feb 1, 2018
Murder trial hears no DNA links accused to objects connected to girl's death
WINNIPEG - DNA testing found no traces linking a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl to a duvet cover in which her body was found in Winnipeg’s Red River, an expert witness testified Thurs...
Feb 1, 2018
Pedro Martinez, Lloyd Moseby head 2018 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class
ST. MARYS, Ont. - Pedro Martinez is heading to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The former Montreal Expos pitcher, who won a World Series with Boston and three Cy Young Awards, was one of three ind...
Feb 1, 2018
High-tech cameras suggest polar bears having tougher time hunting
Researchers have attached tiny cameras to polar bears for a bear’s-eye view of them hunting on the sea ice, one of a suite of high-tech tools providing what could be the closest look yet at how ...
Feb 1, 2018
Wisconsin girl to be sentenced for Slender Man stabbing
WAUKESHA, Wis. - One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate with a knife to appease fictional horror character Slender Man is expected to find out Thursday how long she’ll spend in...
Feb 1, 2018
Defensive back Josh Bell retires to join Calgary Stampeders coaching staff
CALGARY - Defensive back Joshua Bell retired Thursday and joined the Calgary Stampeders coaching staff. Bell spent four seasons as a player with Calgary. He’s now the Stampeders defensive backs ...
Feb 1, 2018
Bread price-fixing scandal puts focus on Competition Bureau's immunity program
CALGARY - The national bread price-fixing scandal has sparked heated debate over the Competition Bureau’s immunity granting program, with a law enforcement expert defending the practice and a go...
Feb 1, 2018
B.C.'s cities call for tax and rule changes to make housing more affordable
VANCOUVER - Local politicians in British Columbia are calling for an overhaul of the housing system with significant tax and regulatory changes in order to bring skyrocketing real estate and rental pr...
Feb 1, 2018
NDP leader says Regina MP Erin Weir facing allegations of harassment
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh launched an investigation Thursday into the conduct of Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir, without waiting for an actual victim of alleged harassment to come forward with a co...
Feb 1, 2018