Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump drama rolls on: Disputes, falsehoods hit transition
NEW YORK - The drama, disputes and falsehoods that permeated Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are now roiling his transition to the White House, forcing aides to defend his baseless assertio...
Nov 28, 2016
Pilot dead after Alberta-based CF-18 crashes during training in weapons range
COLD LAKE, Alta. - The pilot of a CF-18 fighter jet that crashed near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary has died. The Air Force said the single-seat fighter was based out of Canadian Forces Base Cold ...
Nov 28, 2016
Trump wins Michigan's 16 electoral votes, state board says
LANSING, Mich. - President-elect Donald Trump has won Michigan’s 16 electoral votes. The Board of State Canvassers certified Trump’s 10,704-vote victory on Monday, nearly three weeks after...
Nov 28, 2016
Fatal meningitis missed: hospital doctor's negligence upheld
TORONTO - A hospital doctor who failed to detect meningitis in a patient who died from the infection was professionally negligent, Ontario’s top court affirmed Monday. In upholding a negligence ...
Nov 28, 2016
'All he needed was antibiotics:' Boy who died from strep lived in squalor
CALGARY - A seven-year-old boy who died from a treatable strep infection three years ago lived in squalor and was treated with dandelion tea and oil of oregano instead of antibiotics, a trial heard Mo...
Nov 28, 2016
Nunavut coroner's inquest says baby's death highlights problems
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An Arctic politician says he’ll keep pushing for change in light of a coroner’s inquest that recommends significant reforms to health care in Nunavut following the death...
Nov 28, 2016
Trudeau's office says prime minister won't attend funeral for Fidel Castro
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he won’t be attending any memorial or funeral services for the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, saying his schedule wouldn’t allow...
Nov 28, 2016
Inn key to room where Marilyn Monroe stayed sells for $131
NEW MILFORD, Conn. - The key to a room at the Connecticut inn where Marilyn Monroe stayed in 1956 while dating playwright Arthur Miller has sold for $131. Antiques dealer Loretta Kretchko says the key...
Nov 28, 2016
Sens G Anderson, Devils LW Cammalleri, Sharks D Burns named NHL 3 stars of week
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, New Jersey Devils winger Michael Cammalleri and San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns are the NHL three stars of the week. Anderson paced the NHL...
Nov 28, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at StatCan report on sexual assault in Canadian military
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada survey of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces suggests nearly 1,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted over the last year. Here are some of the numbers: ...
Nov 28, 2016