Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jury begins deliberation in murder trial for presumed death of Laura Babcock
TORONTO - The case against two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman whose body has not been found was put to the jury on Tuesday with the judge reminding jurors to rely on the circumstantial e...
Dec 12, 2017
'I don't remember getting into a bed,' man charged with sex assault testifies
BARRIE, Ont. - A man accused of sexually assaulting an Ontario woman while she slept last year suggested his genitals may have accidentally come in contact with hers that night after he mistakenly cli...
Dec 12, 2017
Summer tanager migrates the wrong way, delighting Vancouver bird watchers
VANCOUVER - Bird watchers are flocking to British Columbia’s Lower Mainland after a wayward summer tanager was spotted pecking at peanuts on a south Vancouver balcony over the weekend. Saturday&...
Dec 12, 2017
Crews struggle to keep flames from California neighbourhoods
LOS ANGELES - A cooking fire at a homeless encampment sparked a wildfire last week that destroyed six homes in the Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles, authorities said Tuesday, while the fifth-large...
Dec 12, 2017
Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017: 'Feminism'
NEW YORK - This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2017 is “feminism.” Yes, it’s been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017, loo...
Dec 12, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 1 Dallas 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 3 Washington 1 Florida 2 Detroit 1 (OT) Winnipeg 5 Vancouver 1 Anaheim 3 Carolina 2 — NFL Miami 27 Ne...
Dec 11, 2017
Clippers end Raptors' streak with 96-91 victory
LOS ANGELES - With Blake Griffin, Patrick Beverley and Danilo Gallinari sidelined by injuries, playing hard has to be the Los Angeles Clippers’ calling card. Montrezl Harrell scored 17 points an...
Dec 11, 2017
Late-night host Kimmel holds son, pleads for health care
LOS ANGELES - Jimmy Kimmel held his baby son as he returned to his late-night show after a week off for the boy’s heart surgery. Kimmel was crying from the first moment of his monologue Monday n...
Dec 11, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 1 Dallas 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 (SO) N.Y. Islanders 3 Washington 1 Florida 2 Detroit 1 (OT) Winnipeg 5 Vancouver 1 Anaheim 3 Carolina 2 — NFL Miami 27 Ne...
Dec 11, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at child care costs in some of Canada's biggest cities
OTTAWA - How much does it cost to send a child to daycare in your city? A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives looks at the fees parents pay for daycare. Some of the findings: M...
Dec 11, 2017