Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police seeking 'older' man not seen since Hamilton Good Samaritan shooting
HAMILTON - Police in Hamilton say they’re looking for an older man who was allegedly being accosted before a Good Samaritan came to his aid and was fatally shot. On Wednesday, investigators rele...
Dec 20, 2017
Key ally of British prime minister resigns amid porn scandal
LONDON - A key ally of British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to resign Wednesday after an investigation concluded he made misleading statements about pornographic images found on a Parliament ...
Dec 20, 2017
Canadian railway industry waiting for proven technology to prevent crashes
MONTREAL - Canada’s railway industry is waiting for the development of better technology before installing devices in this country that could slow trains to prevent accidents like the recent Amt...
Dec 20, 2017
Man behind Burlington, Ont., Christmas display dies after ladder falls from roof
An Ontario man known for decking his house in brilliant Christmas lights for more than three decades died this week after falling from his roof while tending to the annual display, his family said as ...
Dec 20, 2017
Auto sector reps criticize CEOs for pushing Canada to join new TPP
OTTAWA - Canadian auto parts companies and their unionized workers are criticizing an influential business group for urging the Liberal government to move forward quickly with a revamped Trans-Pacific...
Dec 20, 2017
Potty-mouthed ex-Raptor rants about stolen toilet
DALLAS - A former Toronto Raptor has taken to Twitter to complain that a toilet was among the items stolen from his Dallas home during a burglary. Thirty-three-year-old Charlie Villanueva, a former To...
Dec 20, 2017
RCMP investigating suspicious death of three people found in B.C. home
KELOWNA, B.C. - The RCMP is investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found in a Kelowna, B.C., residence. Officers were called to the home in the neighbourhood of Rutland on Tuesday ...
Dec 20, 2017
Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge returning to Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Quarterback Brandon Bridge took certainty over the potential of more money. The native of Mississauga, Ont., signed a one-year extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Wednesday. Bridge...
Dec 20, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack continue off-season roster additions, with more Leigh recruits
Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley helped build Leigh Centurions both as a player and coach. Now Leigh is helping reinforce the Wolfpack, rugby league’s first transatlantic team. Gearing up for ...
Dec 20, 2017
B.C. Mountie fired after sending texts, photos to teen in sex-assault case
RICHMOND, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Richmond, B.C., has been fired after a conduct review board found he used a police database to track down and send “flirty” text messages and suggestive...
Dec 20, 2017