Category Archives: Canadian Press
Official: Mom jailed with daughter after mailing drug to her
KEY WEST, Fla. - Authorities say a mother who mailed drugs to her incarcerated daughter is now an inmate in the same Florida jail. Monroe County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Becky Herrin said in a news...
Oct 14, 2016
Feds warned infrastructure cash could be lost without stricter vetting process
OTTAWA - The federal infrastructure minister was told earlier this year that the government needed to change how it doles out infrastructure cash to ensure billions in new spending doesn’t go to...
Oct 14, 2016
Federal justice minister pledges to appoint more judges 'in the near future'
HALIFAX - Canada’s justice minister says she’s poised to appoint a number of new judges to the bench following criticism from Alberta, where a first-degree murder charge was stayed because...
Oct 14, 2016
Trudeau says naysayers on Canada's carbon-tax plan using 'scare tactics'
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is aiming to counter the “political torque and misinformation” on the federal government’s controversial carbon-pricing pl...
Oct 14, 2016
Blast hits funeral of army officer in Yemen, 5 killed
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni officials say an explosion has ripped through a funeral held for a top army commander at a marquee east of the capital Sanaa, killing five people. They say the blast in Marib pro...
Oct 14, 2016
Toronto Blue Jays include pitcher Francisco Liriano in ALCS roster
CLEVELAND - The Blue Jays opted for safety Friday in choosing their roster for the American League Championship Series. Toronto kept faith with pitcher Francisco Liriano (concussion) and second basema...
Oct 14, 2016
Hurricane Nicole may bring waves but otherwise spare Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX - Environment Canada says Hurricane Nicole will lash the Grand Banks this weekend with gale-force wind and waves, but Atlantic Canada will otherwise be spared the violent storm that pounded Be...
Oct 14, 2016
Indians carry 2 catchers, 2 lefties on ALCS roster
CLEVELAND - The Indians will carry two catchers and two left-handed relievers on their ALCS roster against Toronto. For its matchup with the Blue Jays, Cleveland added rookie lefty Ryan Merritt and dr...
Oct 14, 2016
Player suspended after Nova Scotia hockey player suffers head injury
TRENTON, N.S. - A junior hockey player from Cape Breton has been suspended for the rest of the season after an opposing player was hospitalized with brain bleeds and swelling. The Nova Scotia Junior H...
Oct 14, 2016
Florida court: Jury must unanimously agree on death penalty
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The fate of convicted killers on Florida’s death row - as well as the fate of people awaiting trial for murder - was put in limbo Friday by a pair of sweeping rulings issued ...
Oct 14, 2016