Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former B.C. fire chief found not guilty of sexually assaulting volunteers
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A former chief of the fire department in Fort St. James, B.C., has been found not guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting two female volunteers. The jury reached the verdicts Sat...
Dec 18, 2017
Pitcher Hamels gives mansion to camp for special needs kids
REEDS SPRING, Mo. - Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, are donating a mansion and 100 acres of land in southwest Missouri to charity that provides camps for children with special n...
Dec 18, 2017
Karlsson says controversial comments from Senators owner is 'none of our business'
OTTAWA - Erik Karlsson wasn’t about to let Eugene Melnyk’s comments take away from one of the greatest weekends of his life. The Senators captain played his best game of the season Saturda...
Dec 18, 2017
Wireless carriers can't keep up after weekend price-cutting promotion
TORONTO - Canada’s major wireless carriers are apologizing for long customer service wait times as consumers scramble to cash in on limited-time promotional offers. While the holiday season is a...
Dec 18, 2017
Pence postpones Mideast trip to mid-January, citing tax bill
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence on Monday postponed his trip to Egypt and Israel until mid-January, citing the need to preside over the Senate on a sweeping tax overhaul. His decision came amid...
Dec 18, 2017
Bad weather sets off B.C. highway crashes, sending four to hospital
MERRITT, B.C. - Four people were taken to hospital after a series of collisions on Highway 5 south of Merritt, B.C., as weather conditions deteriorate on the route. BC Emergency Health Services says t...
Dec 18, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Dec. 18 --- EMERYS PLEAD GUILTY TO DRUG-RELATED CHARGES: Prominent pot activists Jodie and Marc Emery have been fined and placed on probation after pleading g...
Dec 18, 2017
No complaint filed against Laurier teacher severely chastised by supervisors
A teaching assistant who was chastised for airing a debate clip featuring a controversial professor was disciplined by her supervisors even though no formal complaint was filed, says the president of ...
Dec 18, 2017
Bertrand Charest denied bail pending appeal of his conviction
MONTREAL - Ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest has been denied bail pending an appeal of his sex-crimes conviction involving his teenage students. The Quebec Court of Appeal heard arguments last Th...
Dec 18, 2017
Inuk woman with liver disease improves but family hopes for wider policy change
TORONTO - The family of an Inuk woman struggling with acute liver failure is expressing optimism about her improving condition, while urging the rapid end of policies that deny transplants to alcoholi...
Dec 18, 2017