Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge reverses order on media in alleged surgeon rape case
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A California judge has reversed an order barring the media from reporting on search warrant documents in the case of a surgeon charged with sexual assault. Duffy Carolan, an at...
Oct 23, 2018
United troubles deepen as Madrid and Bayern grab tense wins
Even as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich returned to winning ways, Manchester United’s troubles only deepened. After again failing to arrive on time by bus for a Champions League game - except for ...
Oct 23, 2018
Quebec police begin removing red bands deemed provocative by Indigenous groups
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police officers have begun removing controversial red bands they had been wearing in solidarity with colleagues alleged to have abused Indigenous women. Officers began wea...
Oct 23, 2018
UN humanitarian chief says danger of 'big famine' in Yemen
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that “there is a clear and present danger of an imminent and great big famine engulfing Yemen.” Mark Lowcock told the Securi...
Oct 23, 2018
Tie in mayor's race in Peachland, B.C., could end in a name drawn at random
PEACHLAND, B.C. - There is intrigue in the mayor’s race in the small town of Peachland, B.C., where a verification process from Saturday’s vote revealed a tie of 804 votes for each of two ...
Oct 23, 2018
Meth addictions have government's attention: Manitoba health minister
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s health minister says there is evidence that people with addictions in the province are turning to methamphetamines. “Clearly there is evidence that people are migrati...
Oct 23, 2018
Mayor in London, Ont., elected after 14 rounds in Canada's 1st ranked ballot
The country’s first municipal vote to be held under a ranked-ballot system was finally decided on Tuesday, with a mayor declared after 14 rounds of counting. Under the system, in which voters pi...
Oct 23, 2018
Five top questions about federal carbon tax and how it affects you
OTTAWA - Five things you need to know about how the national price on carbon affects you. 1. What provinces are affected? Only people living in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick will b...
Oct 23, 2018
Alabama music fest ends after weather plagued 2018's event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The largest music festival in Alabama’s most populous city has announced that this summer’s event was its last, as weather issues had plagued the two days of shows. The ...
Oct 23, 2018
Walkoff Memories: '93 Jays reunite for 25th anniversary of World Series win
TORONTO - Even though he was in the home dugout at the time, former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston didn’t see Joe Carter hit his famous home run to win the 1993 World Series. Gaston had j...
Oct 23, 2018