Category Archives: Canadian Press
2 men plead guilty to $2M armoured car robbery in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Two men have pleaded guilty to the $2 million robbery of an armoured car, an inside job believed to be one of the biggest cash heists ever in St. Louis, federal prosecutors said Thursday. ...
Dec 08, 2016
Banged-up Canadiens hope to avoid repeat of last season's collapse
BROSSARD, Que. - It was about this time last season that the Montreal Canadiens lost star goalie Carey Price and their season went into a tailspin. They are determined not to let anything like that ha...
Dec 08, 2016
Rachel Homan improves to 3-0 after win over Flaxey at the National
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Ottawa’s Rachel Homan continued her strong play of late on Thursday, remaining undefeated in round-robin play at the National. Homan, who is coming off a loss to Jennife...
Dec 08, 2016
Quebec First Nation lays claim to downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A Quebec First Nation has filed a lawsuit seeking aboriginal title over much of downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill. “The Algonquin Anishinabe Nation has never surrendered its ti...
Dec 08, 2016
B.C. opens sites similar to supervised-injection sites without federal exemption
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is opening new locations where people can inject illicit drugs while monitored by trained staff - but the province says it isn’t skirting the law on supervised-injec...
Dec 08, 2016
Smallpox may be more modern disease, not ancient, as long thought: researchers
TORONTO - It’s long been thought that smallpox is an ancient infectious disease that began decimating human populations thousands of years ago, but new genetic research is casting doubt on that ...
Dec 08, 2016
John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, dies at age 95
WASHINGTON - John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last s...
Dec 08, 2016
StatCan bill won't protect census from political meddling: former chief
OTTAWA - The federal government’s bid to protect Statistics Canada from political interference has a significant oversight that exposes the census to the possibility of government meddling, says...
Dec 08, 2016
Noose shown to Muslim women: Edmonton police release man without charges
EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton have released a man who was taken into custody after two women wearing hijabs were taunted in what investigators have said could be a hate crime. No charges have been lai...
Dec 08, 2016
Funeral arrangements set for CFL player Joe McKnight
NEW ORLEANS - Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for CFL player Joe McKnight, who was fatally shot last week during a road rage dispute in suburban New Orleans. Visitation will be held at New Ho...
Dec 08, 2016