Category Archives: Canadian Press
Suit over erotic fiction about NFL player Gronkowski tossed
CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has spiked an Ohio couple’s case against companies that distributed an erotic fiction book about a woman’s desire for New England Patriots star Rob Gro...
Nov 22, 2017
Talks aimed at resolving issue that closed Ontario provincial park continue: MNR
GRAND BEND, Ont. - Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says talks continue in an effort to resolve an issue that led to the closure of a provincial park nearly two weeks ago. Pi...
Nov 22, 2017
Missing B.C. woman and 3 dogs found alive after two nights in thick brush
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A Vancouver-area woman has been found safe after spending two nights lost in the woods with the three dogs she had been walking, police say. Annette Poitras had been missing since Mo...
Nov 22, 2017
3 teens charged with attempted murder in house fire on Manitoba First Nation
OXFORD HOUSE, Man. - Two teen girls and a boy have been charged with attempted murder in a house fire on a remote Manitoba First Nation. Mounties say they got a call about a fire late on Nov. 16 at a ...
Nov 22, 2017
Canadian general who led UN force in Sarajevo commends conviction of Mladic
TORONTO - A retired Canadian major-general who led a United Nations force in Sarajevo commended the sentencing of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic to life behind bars, but criticized the inter...
Nov 22, 2017
Only 10 per cent of Haitians crossing illegally getting refugee status, so far
OTTAWA - The majority of asylum seekers who have crossed illegally into Canada so far this year were Haitian and so far, only 10 per cent of their claims have been accepted, newly released data showed...
Nov 22, 2017
First men's World Cup downhill training run cancelled in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The first training run of the men’s World Cup downhill season was cancelled Wednesday in Lake Louise, Alta. The men are scheduled to race a downhill Saturday followed by Sun...
Nov 22, 2017
Ricky Ray, Argonauts arrive to practice amid nearby police incident
OTTAWA - The Toronto Argonauts had a dramatic welcome to practice on Wednesday. The players were disembarking the team bus at the University of Ottawa while an incident involving police played out on ...
Nov 22, 2017
Award rescinded for former Halifax hospital CEO mired in expense scandal
HALIFAX - An award naming the former head of Atlantic Canada’s largest children’s hospital one of Canada’s most powerful women has been rescinded because of her role in an expense sc...
Nov 22, 2017
William Shatner complains about Hamilton condo using his name, likeness
HAMILTON - William Shatner is objecting to the use of his name and likeness to promote an upcoming condo development in Hamilton. The “Star Trek” star, best known for playing Captain Kirk ...
Nov 22, 2017