Category Archives: Canadian Press
Timeline of events at Dawson College on Sept. 13, 2006
MONTREAL - A timeline of the events at Montreal’s Dawson College on Sept. 13, 2006, when student Anastasia De Sousa was shot to death and 16 other people were injured: 12:41 p.m: A man opens fir...
Sep 12, 2016
A look at the NDP as it prepares for the fall sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - The federal NDP caucus meets in Montreal this week to prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament. Here’s a look at the party by the numbers: - The NDP holds 44 seats, down from 95 when ...
Sep 12, 2016
Without 'transformational changes,' mail carrier isn't viable, says task force
OTTAWA - A task force studying the national mail carrier says Canada Post isn’t financially self-sustainable under its current structure. And it says transformational changes are needed to preve...
Sep 12, 2016
10 years after Dawson College shooting, victims and families still suffering
Montrealers will commemorate the 10th anniversary on Tuesday of the shooting at a downtown junior college when a man murdered a young woman and wounded another 16 people before killing himself. Eighte...
Sep 12, 2016
Browns' RG3 breaks bone in shoulder, could miss season
BEREA, Ohio - Robert Griffin III’s comeback cracked. Cleveland’s quarterback curse strikes again. Griffin broke a bone in his left shoulder during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 29-1...
Sep 12, 2016
Canadian athletes come close, but miss podium on day five of Rio Paralympics
RIO DI JANIERO, Brazil - It was a heart-breaking day of competition for Canadian athletes on Monday at the Rio Paralympic Games. Canada was able to come away with five top-five finishes, but no medals...
Sep 12, 2016
'Gently slipped to the sea bed:' Second ship of doomed Franklin expedition found
The second ship from Sir John Franklin’s doomed 19th-century search for the Northwest Passage has been located - right where an Inuit hunter said it would be. “The ship is in remarkable co...
Sep 12, 2016
Motorcycle 'swarm' leads to fiery crash west of Toronto
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Police west of Toronto are investigating after hundreds of motorcycles swarmed city streets, resulting in a fiery crash that scorched at least one bike. Peel Regional Police say th...
Sep 12, 2016
Success for 23-and-under team may come down to questions on defence and goal
Youth could work in one of two ways for Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey. It could be the fuel that powers a deep run in the latest reincarnation of the best-on-best tournament, or it cou...
Sep 12, 2016
Chatty Newfoundland fugitive responds to police 'wanted' posting on Facebook
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland police got an unexpected response when they posted a “wanted” notice on their Facebook page - a conversation with what appeared to be a very chatty fu...
Sep 12, 2016