Category Archives: Canadian Press
RCMP investigating alleged assault at minor hockey club in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say they are investigating an alleged assault at an elite athletics club that trains minor hockey players in North Vancouver. The Mounties said in a statement Thursday they receiv...
Feb 07, 2019

Raptors acquire Marc Gasol from Grizzlies for package including Valanciunas
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri traded away a third of his roster for a “winner” in one of the league’s biggest deals at the NBA trade deadline. The Raptors president acquired Marc Gasol from ...
Feb 07, 2019

Expert says man accused of killing ailing wife had disturbed state of mind
MONTREAL - A Montreal man accused of killing his ailing wife had a “disturbed” state of mind at the time of her death, a psychologist testified Thursday. Michel Parisien, the final defence...
Feb 07, 2019

Wild week for Canadian NBA player Stauskas continues ahead of trade deadline
It’s been a wild week for Canadian NBA player Nik Stauskas, and it might not be over yet. A person familiar with the negotiations says Stauskas and Wade Baldwin have been traded from the Houston...
Feb 07, 2019

Charge dropped against aspiring Bloc candidate who confronted Trudeau
MONTREAL - The Crown has withdrawn a charge of obstructing a peace officer against an aspiring Bloc Quebecois candidate who confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a public event last summer. Matt...
Feb 07, 2019

Scientists intrigued by remains of pregnant, sixgill shark on B.C. beach
SAANICH, B.C. - Scientists say the carcass of a large, bluntnose sixgill shark that washed onto a Vancouver Island beach north of Victoria earlier this week is a great reminder that there are about 12...
Feb 07, 2019

Town tortured by stench of fermenting seafood wafting from abandoned factory
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland town is being tormented by the unbearable smell of seafood sauce left to ferment in large vats when a factory was abandoned more than a decade ago. The owner ab...
Feb 07, 2019

B.C. wants federal action after 1,500 deaths from illicit overdoses last year
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s mental health and addictions minister has joined health officials to call for a safer drug supply to fight the rising overdose death toll while urging the federal g...
Feb 07, 2019

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie secures four more international deals
HELSINKI - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie concluded his trip to Europe on Thursday by adding four more international partners. The league announced it has secured partnership agreements with football...
Feb 07, 2019

Dennis Oland murder trial: Prosecutors try to build timeline in father's killing
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Patterns of use on electronic devices in Richard Oland’s office are being scrutinized by Crown prosecutors in an attempt to pinpoint what time the multi-millionaire was bludge...
Feb 07, 2019