Category Archives: Canadian Press
Report: Alligator bit boy's head during Disney attack
ORLANDO, Fla. - The father of a Nebraska toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal’s mouth in an attempt to free his son’s head from the reptile...
Aug 22, 2016
Advocates call for changes to Canada's HIV/AIDS disclosure law, call it 'unfair'
TORONTO - The recent arrests of two men accused of failing to disclose their HIV status to their sexual partners have renewed calls for changes to the current legislation that advocates say contribute...
Aug 22, 2016

Family devastated: Calgary officer who fatally shot son won't be charged
CALGARY - The parents of a man shot dead by Calgary police while he was holding a syringe in a hotel room say they’re devastated the officer won’t be charged and they’ll keep fightin...
Aug 22, 2016

Canada 'missed the boat' on economic policies to mitigate climate change: doctor
VANCOUVER - Canada “has missed the boat” when it comes to developing renewable energy resources that would mitigate the impact of global warming and its impact on human health, a leading m...
Aug 22, 2016
Soldiers in Scottish unit plan canoe trip from Canada to U.S. on historic route
ALBANY, N.Y. - Two-and-a-half centuries after their military ancestors fought and died in two 18th century North American wars, members of the British army’s Scottish regiment will embark on a c...
Aug 22, 2016
California court decision keeps teacher tenure protections
SAN FRANCISCO - In a victory for teacher unions, a divided California Supreme Court decided Monday to let the state’s teacher tenure law stand. The high court decided 4-3 not to review a lower c...
Aug 22, 2016
Spreading its wings: A look at Alimentation Couche-Tard's top five acquisitions
MONTREAL - In just over 35 years, Alimentation Couche-Tard has grown from a single corner store based in Laval, Que., to becoming the biggest convenience store company in Canada and the U.S. with more...
Aug 22, 2016

Republicans to query firms that ran Clinton's private server
WASHINGTON - Republicans stepped up their attacks on Monday on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and pointed to newly released messages to allege that for...
Aug 22, 2016

Racism and talk of religious war: Trump staff's online posts
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secreta...
Aug 22, 2016

Sandusky appeal focuses on Victim 2's conflicting statements
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A man who says he was the boy observed being sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky in a Penn State shower more than 15 years ago gave conflicting statements to authorities and was consid...
Aug 22, 2016