Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. woman brain injured in crash as a baby gets almost $1.2 million in damages
VANCOUVER - A woman has been awarded almost $1.2 million by the B.C. Supreme Court after her skull was fractured 17 years ago in a pedestrian crash when she was a baby. A trial heard the unnamed woman...
Dec 15, 2017
Iowa justice blocks newspaper from reporting court records
IOWA CITY, Iowa - An Iowa Supreme Court justice has taken the unusual step of temporarily ordering the state’s largest newspaper not to publish the contents of court records legally obtained by ...
Dec 15, 2017
Court denies WestJet's bid to toss harassment lawsuit filed by former worker
VANCOUVER - WestJet has lost a bid to throw out of court a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for women. Former flight attendant M...
Dec 15, 2017
Bail hearing begins for Jamie Bacon in B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A bail hearing began Friday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a man accused of counselling the murder of an individual. The Crown has said Jamie Bacon’s trial is scheduled...
Dec 15, 2017
PMO brings in prominent employment law firm to probe allegations against staffer
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister’s Office has hired a prominent employment law firm to handle an investigation into allegations against one of its senior staffers. The PMO has asked Rubin Thomlinson ...
Dec 15, 2017
Plane that led Normandy invasion discovered, restored
OSHKOSH, Wis. - A plane that led the invasion of Normandy during World War II has been saved from a junkyard and is being carefully restored in Wisconsin. The C-47, called “That’s All, Bro...
Dec 15, 2017
A bird, a plane, a polar bear? Wild guests at Alaska airport
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Scott Babcock was wrapping up an early morning runway inspection at America’s farthest north airport when he saw what he thought were a couple of wolves. He took a closer loo...
Dec 15, 2017

United Conservative leader's byelection win sets showdown with Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Political analysts say United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney’s byelection victory fires the starting pistol on an unofficial 16-month election campaign that will be defined by...
Dec 15, 2017
Delaware to pay $7.5M to settle suit over deadly prison riot
DOVER, Del. - State officials have agreed to pay more than $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from an inmate riot at Delaware’s maximum-security prison that left a correctional officer de...
Dec 15, 2017
Ex-Canadian Olympian Clayton looks to chase world title under new management
LAVAL, Que. - Custio Clayton is under new management and hopes it takes him to his goal to fight for a world boxing title. Clayton (12-0, 9 knockouts) will fight under the InterBox banner for the firs...
Dec 15, 2017