Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jury begins deliberations at trial of man accused in death of off-duty cop
HALIFAX - The fate of Christopher Garnier, accused of punching and strangling Nova Scotia police officer Catherine Campbell and using a compost bin to dump her body, is now in the hands of the jury. N...
Dec 20, 2017
Weather service warns that black ice making Nova Scotia roads treacherous
HALIFAX - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Nova Scotia warning of black ice forming on roads around the province. The weather service said rain that fell on highways and r...
Dec 20, 2017
Expert: New route may have distracted engineer before crash
SEATTLE - Experts say it’s possible the engineer on an Amtrak train that derailed as it hurtled into a curve at more than twice the speed limit was distracted for an extended period of time befo...
Dec 20, 2017
New blow for Uber: Top EU court likens it to taxi service
BARCELONA, Spain - Uber suffered a new blow Wednesday as the European Union’s top court ruled that it should be regulated as a transport company instead of a technology service, a decision that ...
Dec 20, 2017
Activists: Airstrikes in rebel-held Syrian village killed 17
BEIRUT - Airstrikes on a Syrian village in the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib killed at least 17 people, including women and children, activists and rescue workers said Wednesday. The Brita...
Dec 20, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 20
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 20 --- CANADA-U.S. TO HOST NORTH KOREA MEETING JAN. 16 Canada and United States will co-host a gathering of foreign ministers on Jan. 16 in Vancouver to dis...
Dec 20, 2017
Indigenous woman's grave site brings pilgrims to former B.C. residential school
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Rose Prince arrived at the former Lejac Residential School in British Columbia when she was six years old and never left. Her grave site on the grounds of the Catholic-run institut...
Dec 20, 2017
B.C. judge finds former RCMP officer not guilty of sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A former RCMP inspector was found not guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a civilian employee in a washroom at the force’s British Columbia headquarters. Tim Shields, who was a h...
Dec 20, 2017
Record holiday travellers could cause delays at Canadian airports
MONTREAL - Canadian holiday travellers should brace for crowds and delays as a record number of passengers are expected to pass through the country’s largest airports and highways are filled wit...
Dec 20, 2017
Medical users fear legalized recreational pot may leave them behind in puff of smoke
For Mandy McKnight, the benefits of cannabis oil to treat her son Liam’s debilitating seizures seem almost miraculous - the nine-year-old has gone from being wracked daily by dozens of the life-...
Dec 20, 2017