Category Archives: Canadian Press
West Face accuses Israeli intelligence firm of covertly targeting employees
West Face Capital Inc. has accused another Toronto private equity firm of hiring an Israeli intelligence firm linked with disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to covertly get confidential informatio...
Nov 29, 2017
B.C. court grants a conditional sentence to woman in standoff with police
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A woman shot by police three times in an armed standoff in eastern British Columbia has been given a conditional sentence because the Crown says she was also a victim. A Prince G...
Nov 29, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 29 --- ALBERTA JUDGE NAMED TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA: Alberta-based judge Sheilah Martin has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Marti...
Nov 29, 2017
'Fans deserve a fair shot:' Alberta proposes help for online ticket buyers
EDMONTON - Alberta plans to bring in rules to ban ticket-gobbling software bots that shut out individual consumers when they try to buy concert or event tickets online. Proposed legislation introduced...
Nov 29, 2017
Trump's trickle-down tax plan: What it does to the rich, the poor, and Canada
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump promised to govern for America’s forgotten men and women; yet he promoted a tax reform plan on Wednesday that independent analysts say does the exact opposite, transfer...
Nov 29, 2017
Croat general performs ultimate act at war crimes trial
ZAGREB, Croatia - Slobodan Praljak, a former film and theatre director turned wartime general, was always known for theatrics. So, when the former Bosnian Croat military commander suddenly threw back ...
Nov 29, 2017
Gagnon puts her all-around ski skills to the test in pursuit of Olympic medal
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Marie-Michele Gagnon has to trust her plan and her talent. The 28-year-old from Lac-Etchemin, Que., wants to ski fast in two very different races to win a medal in February’...
Nov 29, 2017
Crown says B.C. ex-Mountie accused of sexual assault painted woman as instigator
VANCOUVER - A retired RCMP inspector had a mistaken belief that a civilian employee consented to sexual activity in a washroom at the force’s British Columbia headquarters, the Crown says. Miche...
Nov 29, 2017
A look at some of the cases involving new Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin
OTTAWA - Sheilah Martin of Calgary has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Here’s a look at some of the cases she has worked on since she was called to the bar in Alberta in 1989: Tho...
Nov 29, 2017
Canada's chef de mission Nicholson celebrates Paralympic growth 100 days out
TORONTO - Todd Nicholson has two favourite memories from his five Paralympic appearances. The first was his Paralympic debut in 1994 in Lillehammer where it was easy to spot his parents in the stands ...
Nov 29, 2017