Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prosecutor clears officer in man's death, says man was armed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A prosecutor on Wednesday cleared a Charlotte police officer in the killing of a black man whose death touched off civil unrest, and he presented detailed evidence to rebut assertion...
Nov 30, 2016
B.C. Liberal MPs bracing for constituents after Kinder Morgan pipeline approval
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s promise to let backbenchers to be the voice of their constituents in Ottawa is being tested as B.C. Liberal MPs grapple with the political fallout from the decision to ...
Nov 30, 2016
Terrorist sympathizer's shooting death in Ontario justified: police force
A police investigation has found RCMP were justified in fatally shooting a terrorist sympathizer during a confrontation in southwestern Ontario earlier this year. Aaron Driver died in an encounter wit...
Nov 30, 2016
Serena Williams: Women 'must continue to dream big'
Serena Williams has penned an open letter calling out what she sees as double standards faced by women in sports. The 22-time Grand Slam champion writes that women “are constantly reminded”...
Nov 30, 2016
Fentanyl deaths on the rise in Ontario as the drug creeps eastward
TORONTO - Fentanyl-related deaths are still rising in Ontario, though the province's chief coroner said numbers there aren’t as bleak as those in western Canada, where the crisis originated. Fen...
Nov 30, 2016
Major indexes set records as energy companies surge
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index reached record highs Wednesday morning as a rally in energy companies led U.S. stocks higher. Energy companies...
Nov 30, 2016
Report finds pilot overlooked steel cables before fatal Labrador crash
HALIFAX - The pilot of a helicopter that smashed to the ground and fatally pinned one of its passengers underneath failed to notice steel cables as he lifted off from a Labrador helipad, says a new re...
Nov 30, 2016
Arrest made in alleged sexual assault outside stadium of Grey Cup game
TORONTO - A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a woman outside the stadium where Sunday’s Grey Cup game was played in Toronto. Toronto police said...
Nov 30, 2016
Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall pregnant with 2nd child
LONDON - Officials say Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Zara Tindall is expecting her second child. She and her husband, retired rugby player Mike Tindall, already have a two-year-old daughter...
Nov 30, 2016
Pending home sales nudged upward in October
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to purchase homes edged up slightly in October, a sign that the housing market remains on sure footing after solid price and sales gains this ...
Nov 30, 2016