Category Archives: Canadian Press

New York tabs share 'I'm With Perv' headlines on Trump
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s hometown tabloids have nearly identical front cover headlines to report his endorsement of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. They say, “I’m With...
Nov 22, 2017

Legal pot could see justice costs climb, not drop, Alberta's Notley says
OTTAWA - Alberta’s premier says she’s worried that marijuana legalization could drive up policing and court bills her province cannot afford to pay. The justice system is already overburde...
Nov 22, 2017

N.S. judge failed to recognize evidence in cabbie's sexual assault case: Crown
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge who acquitted a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated passenger failed to recognize the nature of the evidence before him and made several errors in l...
Nov 22, 2017

Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital says it plans to create 'world's leading' MS centre
TORONTO - A Toronto hospital says it plans to create the world’s leading treatment and research centre for multiple sclerosis. St. Michael’s Hospital says the BARLO MS Centre will occupy t...
Nov 22, 2017

Montreal's ugly Christmas tree inspires holiday-themed village of imperfections
Montreal’s infamous ugly Christmas tree of 2016 - one that generated headlines and social media posts around the world because of its awkward appearance - is the inspiration behind an entire vil...
Nov 22, 2017

'I knew I was bleeding:' Lawyer who lost hand in letter-bomb blast testifies
WINNIPEG - A lawyer whose hand was blown apart by a letter bomb recalled the few seconds when she hesitated before opening the strange package that had landed on her desk. Maria Mitousis told an attem...
Nov 22, 2017

Canadian screen stars want 'action' from industry meeting on sexual misconduct
TORONTO - Compared to Hollywood, Canada’s screen industry is tiny. And by all accounts, there are fewer egos, bullies and power-trippers on the scale of Harvey Weinstein within it. “But of...
Nov 22, 2017

Report: UK police investigating 2nd Spacey sex-assault claim
LONDON - Police in London are investigating a second allegation of sexual assault against actor Kevin Spacey, British media reported Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police force said it had received a com...
Nov 22, 2017

HBC says Competition Bureau's mattress pricing probe has cost it US$425,000
OTTAWA - Hudson’s Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) says it has spent more than US$425,000 to date to comply with demands for documents from Canada’s competition watchdog as it investigates alleged decept...
Nov 22, 2017

Beauty be damned, Toronto FC machine keeps rolling in the MLS playoffs
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In sport, as in life, aesthetics sometimes go out the window. If every toilet in your home is plugged, you don’t need a plumber who looks like Fabio. You want a professional wit...
Nov 22, 2017