Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto man acquitted in retrial after years in prison to launch $4.5M lawsuit
TORONTO - A Toronto man who spent more than five years behind bars on drug and weapons charges before being acquitted in a new trial is launching a $4.5-million lawsuit against police. Nosakhare Ohenh...
Dec 13, 2016
Oklahoma court tosses abortion law on hospital privileges
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a law requiring abortion clinics to have doctors with admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, saying efforts to portray the measure as...
Dec 13, 2016
Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco raises issue of BMO Field pitch
TORONTO - The issue of Toronto FC sharing a stadium with the CFL Argonauts, which had seemingly been put to bed, has returned to the forefront just days after the MLS team’s painful penalty shoo...
Dec 13, 2016
Swimmer Penny Oleksiak wins Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete
TORONTO - You could excuse Penny Oleksiak for being a little distracted during her high school law class on Tuesday. After winning four Olympic medals last summer in Rio, she knew she was in the mix f...
Dec 13, 2016
'I wouldn't treat my dog like that:' convicted killer alleges abuse in custody
EDMONTON - An Alberta man convicted of killing two missing seniors says he was humiliated with strip searches, attacked by guards and subjected to horrendous living conditions while in custody. Travis...
Dec 13, 2016
Nestle says it wants to 'partner' with small Ontario town on well it purchased
TORONTO - A small Ontario township looking for a drinking water supply isn’t sure what to make of a proposal from Nestle to ‘partner’ on a well the community tried to buy but lost to...
Dec 13, 2016
Quebec feminist author found not guilty of slandering Muslim school in Montreal
MONTREAL - A prominent secular feminist did not slander a Muslim school when she compared it to military training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rather, Djemila Benhabib, an...
Dec 13, 2016
Rapper Lil Uzi Vert charged over Atlanta dirt bike ride
ATLANTA - Rapper Lil Uzi Vert has been charged with reckless driving and a host of other counts after police say he and another man raced through the streets of Atlanta on dirt bikes. Police say the 2...
Dec 13, 2016
Environmental groups ask Supreme Court to hear Ontario endangered species case
TORONTO - Two environmental groups are taking their fight against Ontario’s endangered species regulations to the country’s highest court. Ontario Nature and Wildlands League argue that so...
Dec 13, 2016
Nationalize port of Churchill under port authority, NDP MP Niki Ashton urges
OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is urging the federal government to nationalize the port of Churchill, Man., which has been closed since last summer. Niki Ashton says the port is a strategic asset that sho...
Dec 13, 2016