Category Archives: Canadian Press
Union 'very concerned' after nurse allegedly gave women drug to induce labour
MONCTON, N.B. - The New Brunswick Nurses Union says allegations that a nurse inappropriately administered a labour-inducing drug to pregnant women are concerning, but it is obliged to offer legal assi...
Apr 01, 2019
Ex-Food Network competitor gets diversion program for theft
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - A Mississippi chef who competed on two Food Network shows and admitted to embezzling $10,000 from a former employer has been ordered into a three-year pre-trial diversion program. ...
Apr 01, 2019
Eiteljorg museum leads celebration of the novel 'True Grit'
INDIANAPOLIS - A museum in downtown Indianapolis devoted to Western art is leading a two-month celebration of the classic Western novel “True Grit.” The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian...
Apr 01, 2019
Jaime Elizondo resigns from his coaching post with Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are in the market for a new offensive co-ordinator. The CFL club announced Monday that Jaime Elizondo has resigned from that post to pursue other opportunities. Elizondo ...
Apr 01, 2019
NDP unveils universal pharmacare plan, aims program delivery by the end of 2020
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The NDP is promising to bring in a universal and comprehensive national pharmacare program targeted to begin in 2020 if the party wins the next federal election. NDP Leader Jagmeet S...
Apr 01, 2019
Baltimore mayor goes on leave as book scandal intensifies
Baltimore’s embattled mayor announced Monday that she is taking an indefinite leave of absence, just as a political scandal intensifies over what critics call a “self-dealing” book-s...
Apr 01, 2019
Movie theatre owners, studios and stars convene at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...
Apr 01, 2019
Vancouver Canucks ink college goalie, defenceman to entry-level deals
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have picked up a pair of collegiate players, signing goalie Jake Kielly and defenceman Brogan Rafferty to entry-level contracts. The team announced Monday that Kielly...
Apr 01, 2019
Aunt of woman in laundry chute death questions police work in other deaths
REGINA - The aunt of a woman who died after falling down a hotel laundry chute says a report critical of the investigation raises questions about how police have looked into other sudden deaths. Delor...
Apr 01, 2019
Bobrovsky, Bertuzzi and Kuemper earn NHL stars of the week honours
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, Detroit Red Wings left-wing Tyler Bertuzzi and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper are the NHL three stars of the week. Bobrovsky wen...
Apr 01, 2019