Category Archives: Canadian Press

Blood found 'in all directions' in Richard Oland's office, expert testifies
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Richard Oland’s final moments as he was bludgeoned to death in his office are being traced in court through the patterns of bloodstains and spatter that radiated around his bo...
Feb 14, 2019

Winnipeg transit rejects signage in memory of bus driver killed on job
Winnipeg Transit drivers were told Thursday not to display messages on their buses in memory of a colleague murdered on the job exactly two years ago. Transit officials issued a memo to drivers to not...
Feb 14, 2019

Toronto Defiant esports team looks to surprise in debut Overwatch League season
Underestimate the Toronto Defiant at your peril, says head coach Beoumjun (Bishop) Lee, whose esports team kicks off its inaugural season Friday in the Overwatch League. “We’re very excite...
Feb 14, 2019

Trump-dominated board to close coal plant, despite his plea
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A federal utility board voted Thursday to close a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, rejecting pleas from President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and h...
Feb 14, 2019

Amazon dumps NYC headquarters and its promised 25,000 jobs
NEW YORK - Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to t...
Feb 14, 2019
Hungry bear goes for ride after getting stuck on trash truck
WINDSOR, N.C. - Drivers were startled to see a hungry bear that got stuck in the back of garbage truck and took a ride across a stretch of eastern North Carolina. News outlets report that a motorist c...
Feb 14, 2019

'Really special:' Antique store wants to return WW1 veteran's letter to family
STEINBACH, Man. - At first Amanda Kehler didn’t notice the envelope with a faded address lying among old newspapers and certificates. When she found the $1 box on the weekend, she decided to buy...
Feb 14, 2019

Toronto Argonauts sign two-time CFL all-star receiver Derel Walker
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed two-time CFL all-star receiver Derel Walker. The 27-year-old receiver played in 11 games for Edmonton last season, posting 51 receptions for 875 yards and e...
Feb 14, 2019

Wealthy Nova Scotia thief filled home with pilfered artifacts, art
HALIFAX - A man who filled his suburban lakeside home with historic artifacts and art stolen over decades of pilfering so stealthy that many of his targets didn’t even know they’d been vic...
Feb 14, 2019

Canada's McKeever swaps skis for tuxedo, nominated for Laureus World Sport Award
CALGARY - From a glitzy awards ceremony in Monaco to the nordic trails of Prince George, B.C., Brian McKeever is in for a whirlwind week. A winner of 13 Paralympic and 19 world championship gold medal...
Feb 14, 2019