Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bernardo-like sexual deviancy poorly understood, expert says
TORONTO - What drives some people to sadistic violent sex remains poorly understood but Paul Bernardo’s contention that feelings of inadequacy led him to commit his savage crimes is junk, an exp...
Oct 19, 2018
Russian woman charged in first 2018 election meddling case
WASHINGTON - The U.S. accused a Russian woman on Friday of helping oversee the finances of a sweeping, secretive effort to sway American public opinion through social media in the first federal case a...
Oct 19, 2018
ArcelorMittal Canada given up to $49.9 million by Ottawa for plant modernization
HAMILTON - ArcelorMittal Canada Inc. is being given up to $49.9 million from a federal fund to help large steel and aluminum producers deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs. Economic Development Minist...
Oct 19, 2018
Britney Spears returns to Vegas with new residency in 2019
LAS VEGAS - Britney Spears will return to Las Vegas with a new residency next year. MGM Resorts International on Friday said the pop superstar in February will kick off a series of regularly scheduled...
Oct 19, 2018
Saskatchewan must wait until next year for court to hear challenge of carbon tax
REGINA - Saskatchewan will have to wait until the spring for the province’s Appeal Court to hear the government’s constitutional challenge of Ottawa’s carbon tax. Environment Ministe...
Oct 19, 2018
USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims
LOS ANGELES - The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the...
Oct 19, 2018
Canadian moose hunter accused of illegally entering the United States
JACKMAN, Maine - U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested a Canadian citizen who they say illegally entered the U.S. and hunted moose. The Bangor Daily News reports the person was arrested Tuesday near...
Oct 19, 2018
Colourfully named cannabis products appeal to youth, Tory health critic says
OTTAWA - Scroll through Ontario’s online cannabis shop and you’ll see strains of marijuana called Banana Split and Tangerine Dream. There are others with the far-out monikers Dreamweaver, ...
Oct 19, 2018
Cannabis legalization: Drug-impaired charges could lead to court backlog
HALIFAX - Canada’s decision to legalize cannabis will create a backlog in the courts as those charged with driving while drug-impaired are sure to launch a wave of legal challenges, a lawyer who...
Oct 19, 2018
What's at stake if investors begin to shun Saudi Arabia
FRANKFURT - The disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul has shaken confidence in the country as a place to do business, with potential conseque...
Oct 19, 2018