Category Archives: Canadian Press
Manafort sues to challenge Mueller's mandate in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for...
Jan 3, 2018
Crude language at Alberta gas station over province's carbon tax
SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. - A gas station operator near Edmonton has used some unparliamentary language to publicly protest an increase in Alberta’s carbon tax. The illuminated sign at the Tempo Gas S...
Jan 3, 2018
Who is Albert Schultz? A few facts on the theatre figure facing 4 sex assault lawsuits
TORONTO - Albert Schultz, founder of the acclaimed Toronto-based Soulpepper Theatre Company, is facing four lawsuits alleging sexual assault and harassment. The allegations have not been proven in cou...
Jan 3, 2018
Lawyer: Murder suspect made up story as part of horror film
FREEHOLD, N.J. - A lawyer for a man accused of strangling a friend during a robbery and throwing her body off a New Jersey bridge said Wednesday that his client made up stories about planning to rob a...
Jan 3, 2018
Vancouver oil spill trial should proceed without alleged boat operator: Crown
VANCOUVER - The prosecution of a Greek shipping firm accused of operating a vessel that leaked thousands of litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver’s English Bay should be allowed to take place whe...
Jan 3, 2018
Cutting-edge design school, named for Lululemon exec Chip Wilson, opens in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - A state-of-the-art design school named after the founder of active wear giant Lululemon is the latest addition to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s campus in Richmond, B.C. The ...
Jan 3, 2018
Infrastructure bank could be 'key' for U.S.-Canada high-speed rail: study
OTTAWA - A multibillion-dollar proposal to connect Vancouver to the U.S. northwest by “ultra high-speed” rail appears to check off most, if not all, the boxes for funding consideration by ...
Jan 3, 2018
Actor arrested in Mexico City model's murder
Mexico City prosecutors have arrested a suspect in the murder of an Argentine model, saying the two had met at a local acting school. Chief prosecutor Edmundo Garrido Osorio didn’t identify the ...
Jan 3, 2018
Drownings spur Winnipeg schools to teach swimming, water safety
WINNIPEG - Mark Wasyliw knew something had to be done after two children drowned at a Lake Winnipeg beach in 2016. “This hit me very personally. The students were around the age of my children,&...
Jan 3, 2018
Federal Court dismisses B.C. First Nation request for more salmon
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has lost a bid for a larger allocation of the scarce Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery. The Squamish First Nation opposed a decision by Fisheries and Ocea...
Jan 3, 2018