Category Archives: Canadian Press
Heart surgery patients at Manitoba hospital warned of risk of infection
WINNIPEG - More than 4,300 adults who have had open-heart surgery at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg since 2012 are being notified about potential infection. “The overall risk to patients ...
Oct 31, 2016
Workers threaten to sue Rio Olympics over late payments
RIO DE JANEIRO - Nearly 2 1/2 months after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, hundreds of workers still haven’t been paid and are planning to sue the local organizing committee to get their money. Amo...
Oct 31, 2016
Uber says it fears losing drivers in Quebec because of regulations
MONTREAL - Ride-hailing company Uber says it is scared it will lose drivers in Quebec because of what it calls restrictive and complex regulations in the province. Jean-Nicolas Guillemette, Uber Quebe...
Oct 31, 2016
Vancouver's health authority applies for two new supervised-injection sites
Vancouver’s health authority has applied for two new supervised-injection sites to combat a drug overdose crisis that has taken more than 100 lives in the city this year. While announcing the ap...
Oct 31, 2016
Shooting death on Nova Scotia's Big Tancook Island a hunting accident: RCMP
BIG TANCOOK ISLAND, N.S. - A deer hunter shot dead on a South Shore island was Nova Scotia’s first hunting-related death since 2005, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The unident...
Oct 31, 2016
Charges laid against Hope, B.C., man after hate-filled rant caught on video
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 47-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences after a racist rant was caught on video in an Abbotsford, B.C., parking lot. A warrant has been issued for Karry Corbett of...
Oct 31, 2016
Cocaine, pepper spray seizure lead to charges against Canadian soldier
SHILO, Man. - Charges have been laid against a Manitoba-based soldier who is accused of trafficking in cocaine. The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal and Canadian Forces Military Police Group says one c...
Oct 31, 2016
CETA a bright light against a protectionist world, says trade minister
OTTAWA - With the U.S. presidential election looming, Canada’s new trade deal with Europe should be seen as a showcase for how strong trading relationships are better than “building walls,...
Oct 31, 2016
Sens goalie Anderson named NHL first star after resilient shutout in Edmonton
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, who rebounded from personal tragedy to post a resilient shutout Sunday night in Edmonton, has been named the NHL’s first star of the week. A...
Oct 31, 2016
La Presse says Montreal police tracked journalist's iPhone for months
MONTREAL - A Montreal journalist whose iPhone was monitored by police for months says he was outraged to discover he’d been “spied on” as part of what he calls an effort to identify ...
Oct 31, 2016