Category Archives: Canadian Press
Little to no proof police carding has effect on crime or arrests: Ontario report
TORONTO - Police street checks widely known as carding have little to no value as a law enforcement tool and should be significantly limited across Ontario, a judge tasked with reviewing the practice ...
Dec 31, 2018
Woman at centre of brain death court fight dies, family says
TORONTO - A family that went to court to keep their daughter on life support after she was declared brain dead says the Toronto-area woman’s heart stopped beating on Monday, rendering her dead i...
Dec 31, 2018
Officials grant permit for music festival near Grand Teton
JACKSON, Wyo. - Officials will allow a metal music festival to take place again east of Grand Teton National Park. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the Teton County administrator granted a spec...
Dec 31, 2018
Louis C.K. mocks Parkland students in audio of stand-up set
NEW YORK - Audio has emerged of Louis C.K. apparently mocking the students-turned-activists from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. The sound-only recording was posted Sunday in a since-removed Y...
Dec 31, 2018
Italy's 5-Stars thin parliamentary ranks with 4 expulsions
MILAN - Italy’s 5-Star Movement has expelled four lawmakers from the party, including a former Coast Guard commander who once attracted publicity for ordering the captain of a sinking cruise shi...
Dec 31, 2018
Shuttered Cape Breton call centre to reopen this week, new owner says
SYDNEY, N.S. - The Cape Breton call centre that abruptly laid off hundreds of workers just weeks before Christmas will officially reopen this Wednesday - offering bolstered pay and benefits. Iowa busi...
Dec 31, 2018
Toronto homicide squad being revamped under new leader after tough year
Toronto’s homicide squad has had a difficult year - the team has had to investigate a record-breaking number of killings in Canada’s most populous city, grapple with a rise in deadly gang ...
Dec 31, 2018
Legendary Saskatchewan Roughriders lineman Ted Urness dead at 81
Ted Urness, a six-time CFL all-star offensive lineman who helped the Saskatchewan Roughriders win the 1966 Grey Cup, has died at 81. The Roughriders announced Urness’s death in a Twitter post on...
Dec 31, 2018
Judge denies Kevin Spacey's request to skip court appearance
BOSTON - A Massachusetts judge has denied Kevin Spacey’s request to skip his appearance in court on accusations that he groped a young man. The decision by Nantucket District Court Judge Thomas ...
Dec 31, 2018
World of outdoor hockey grows in latest version of NHL video game
While the NHL turns its attentions to the outdoor Winter Classic, video gamers have been playing outdoors for some time. In fact the “NHL 19” slogan is “From the pond to the pros....
Dec 31, 2018