Category Archives: Canadian Press
Military police officer charged with sex assault
OTTAWA - Military police say they have charged one of their own with sexual assault. Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre, a military police officer at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, faces one count of sexual assault ...
Sep 12, 2016

Leadership race heats up as Conservative caucus gathers in Halifax
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race will start ramping up as MPs and senators gather in Halifax for a summer caucus retreat beginning Tuesday morning. The Tories will spend two days discussing h...
Sep 12, 2016
Muslims mark start of Eid al-Adha holiday
CAIRO - Muslims worldwide are celebrating the first day of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” the most important Islamic holiday that commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim...
Sep 12, 2016
B.C. court hears differing diagnoses on prescription to cure medicare ills
VANCOUVER - Advocates on both sides of a legal debate over the future of public health care in Canada are offering opposing diagnoses on how to rejuvenate what many consider an overburdened medical sy...
Sep 12, 2016

Argos to stick with LeFevour as their starter after acquiring Wily from Bombers
TORONTO - Dan LeFevour remains the Toronto Argonauts’ starting quarterback - for now. LeFevour will make his second straight start Saturday night when Toronto visits Winnipeg, not newly acquired...
Sep 12, 2016
Roughriders release controversial Khalif Mitchell, say he's not in shape
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders released Khalif Mitchell on Monday, saying it would be difficult for the controversial defensive lineman to get into playing shape this season. Mitchell hasn̵...
Sep 12, 2016

Pat Pimm, B.C. member of legislature. charged with assault
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s former agriculture minister and member of the provincial legislature Pat Pimm is accused of allegedly assaulting his wife. The province’s Criminal Justice Bra...
Sep 12, 2016
German nationalist leader seeks renewed use of Nazi-era term
BERLIN - A leading member of Alternative for Germany, the nationalist party whose recent elections successes have shaken the country’s political system, faced fierce criticism Monday after calli...
Sep 12, 2016
Metre-long boa constrictor tests police response in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Some suspects are tougher to take into custody than others, but Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., had no trouble with one unusual arrest. Officers were called to an area behind a home i...
Sep 12, 2016
Man convicted in webcam murder denied government-funded lawyer for appeal
TORONTO - A man who killed a Toronto university student from China in an attack partly witnessed via webcam has been denied a request for a government-paid lawyer to represent him in an appeal of his ...
Sep 12, 2016