Category Archives: Canadian Press
Accused in crossbow attack was low risk to reoffend after robbery conviction:docs
TORONTO - A man accused of strangling his mother and killing two of his brothers using a crossbow bolt and arrowhead had been treated for depression while serving a sentence for multiple bank robberie...
Aug 30, 2016
Redblacks try to avoid 3-game skid in last regular-season meeting with Alouettes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are stopping short of calling Thursday’s matchup against the Montreal Alouettes a “must win” game. Still, they know the stakes are high. The Redblacks, ...
Aug 30, 2016
More help needed for first responders coping with stress, say researchers
REGINA - Researchers at the University of Regina say there’s a such a mishmash of programs aimed at helping first responders cope with stress that it’s tough to know if any are working. Th...
Aug 30, 2016
Grandfather actually fathered boy who died of horrific injuries: court documents
CALGARY - Unsealed court documents say five-year-old Emilio Perdomo suffered from numerous brain bleeds, broken bones and a “goose egg” bruise “as large as you can get” before ...
Aug 30, 2016

The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 30 TRUDEAU SAYS CANADA CAN HELP CHINA WITH ITS IMAGE: Justin Trudeau delivered a message to powerful business leaders in Beijing on Tuesday, shortly aft...
Aug 30, 2016

Clinton wraps up Hamptons fundraising swing
SAGAPONACK, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton is wrapping a fundraising blitz in the Hamptons, where she has racked up millions during a three-day swing. The Democratic presidential nominee hopped from mansion t...
Aug 30, 2016
Containing explosive returner Rainey crucial for Argos in game versus Lions
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts will be leaning heavily on kicker/punter Lirim Hajrullahu on Wednesday as they try to contain the B.C. Lions’ dangerous return game. Toronto (4-4) hosts B.C. (6-3...
Aug 30, 2016
Bouchard makes early exit from US Open after first-round loss to Siniakova
NEW YORK - Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard made an early exit from the U.S Open after losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to Katerina Siniakova on Tuesday. Bouchard appeared to struggle with her serve in the t...
Aug 30, 2016
Canadian and his wife, hostages in Afghanistan, plead for lives in video
OTTAWA - A newly released video shows a Canadian man and his American wife, held captive in Afghanistan for almost four years, pleading for government help to save their lives. In the video, Joshua Bo...
Aug 30, 2016
Federal documents point to funding problem in aboriginal student fund
OTTAWA - Federal officials believe the largest federal program aimed at helping aboriginal students pay for post-secondary education faces numerous issues, including a financing cap which limits the f...
Aug 30, 2016