Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trial begins for 2nd man accused in coal executive's killing
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. - The trial has begun for the second of two men accused in the deadly shooting of a coal executive in West Virginia last year. Monday was the first day of trial for Brandon Lee Fitzp...
Dec 5, 2017
Argument on social media leads to fight with weapons in Kingston, Ont.: police
KINGSTON, Ont. - Two eastern Ontario teens are facing charges after a social media argument escalated into a fight with weapons on a front yard. Police in Kingston, Ont., say two girls became involved...
Dec 5, 2017
Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey says newspapers will survive but with reduced numbers
More Canadian newspapers will close in the next few years but printed news will still exist 10 years from now, Postmedia Network Inc. CEO Paul Godfrey said in an interview on Tuesday. “I think n...
Dec 5, 2017
Legal age to smoke pot in Manitoba to be 19; home-growing will be banned
WINNIPEG - Manitoba plans to set 19 as the minimum age to buy and use recreational marijuana once it’s legalized in July, but people would not be allowed to grow it at home for their own use. Ju...
Dec 5, 2017
Basil Borutski, who killed 3 women in the Ottawa Valley, to be sentenced Wednesday
PEMBROKE, Ont. - A 60-year-old man convicted of killing three women during an hour-long rampage in the Ottawa Valley two years ago will be sentenced on Wednesday. Basil Borutski sat in a packed Pembro...
Dec 5, 2017
Man accused of flashing woman in St. Thomas, Ont., park wore a miniskirt: police
ST. THOMAS, Ont. - Police say a man who was wearing a purple sweater and plaid miniskirt is accused of flashing a woman in a southwestern Ontario park. Investigators say the woman was walking her dog ...
Dec 5, 2017
Saskatchewan child advocate suggests ways to prevent Indigenous youth suicides
LA RONGE, Sask. - A report about suicide among Indigenous youth in northern Saskatchewan says they feel bullied, sad and alone in their communities. One youth, who tried to kill himself twice by the t...
Dec 5, 2017
AP Exclusive: Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and...
Dec 5, 2017
Feds reject controversial French-Italian warship proposal
OTTAWA - The federal government sought to keep its multibillion-dollar plan to build new warships for the navy from capsizing on Tuesday by shooting down a joint proposal from two of the world’s...
Dec 5, 2017
The search is on for Zippy, town's missing life-size elf
DEERFIELD, N.H. - Police in a New Hampshire town are looking for Zippy, a beloved life-size elf on a shelf that usually can be seen at various sites leading up to Christmas. Zippy is a mannequin in a ...
Dec 5, 2017