Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec schools develop algorithm to detect students at risk of dropping out
MONTREAL - Eric Racine, head of a school board east of Montreal, says it’s rarely obvious to educators which students will give up on school. So in a province that has some of the worst high sch...
Oct 31, 2018
Psychiatrist tells Alberta trial that cook heard voices telling him to kill
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A psychiatrist says a cook accused of murdering two people at a northern Alberta work camp had been hearing voices and thought he needed to kill everyone to make them stop. Dr....
Oct 31, 2018
Canada beats Oxford University in warmup for World Cup repechage tournament
OXFORD, England - Canada geared up for the Rugby World Cup repechage tournament with a 26-20 win over Oxford University on Wednesday. Matt Evans, in his first action for Canada since 2016 due to a ser...
Oct 31, 2018
Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on activists
OTTAWA - The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists. In a ruling Wednesday, Federal Court Justi...
Oct 31, 2018
Canada to increase annual immigration admissions to 350,000 by 2021
OTTAWA - Canada will take in 40,000 more immigrants in 2021 than it plans to accept this year, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday. The target for new arrivals in Canada will rise to 350,...
Oct 31, 2018
Rosie Ready: Olympic champ MacLennan back in form ahead of world championship
TORONTO - With two Olympic titles under her belt, Canadian trampolinist Rosie MacLennan is taking the long view this quadrennial as she looks ahead to the Tokyo Games. MacLennan overcame injuries in t...
Oct 31, 2018
B.C. looks to prescribed burns to fight wildfires, regenerate ecosystems
VICTORIA - People in British Columbia will have to get used to the possibility that next summer’s smoky skies may be the result of fires started by the government, says Forests Minister Doug Don...
Oct 31, 2018
Judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged in German tourist shooting
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway. The youth, who is charged with attempte...
Oct 31, 2018
Murdered B.C. girl's mom gets interpreter but group questions why she had to ask
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl found murdered in Burnaby, B.C., will get a Mandarin interpreter so she can understand what’s going on in court involving a man accused of the crime,...
Oct 31, 2018
NHL enters gambling world, but Canadian fans won't see any impact right away
The NHL announced this week it’s getting into the gambling business. The league signed an agreement to provide casino giant MGM Resorts International with data for use in betting where it’...
Oct 31, 2018