Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dog deaths in North Vancouver may be tied to suspected mushroom poisoning: RCMP
VANCOUVER - Dog owners in North Vancouver are being advised to keep their pets on a short leash if they are walking in Cates Park along the shores of Burrard Inlet. RCMP Sgt. Doug Trousdell says at le...
Oct 19, 2018
Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 58 dead
NEW DELHI - A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 58 people and injuring dozens more, police said. The train fa...
Oct 19, 2018
Task force chair says everyone needs to obey the rules on legalized cannabis
FREDERICTON - The former chair of the federal cannabis task force says she expected the initial celebration of recreational weed legalization - but it’s now time for everyone to play by the rule...
Oct 19, 2018
Call for better-trained social workers in report on dead Manitoba teen
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous teen who struggled with addiction and died in 2016 did not get the help he needed from social workers, school officials and others, Manitoba’s advocate for children and ...
Oct 19, 2018
Manitoba man sentenced to eight years in 'horrific' death of his young daughter
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his 21-month-old daughter after failing to report abuse the judge called horrific and noticeable. A jury found Daniel Willi...
Oct 19, 2018
Kim leads LPGA Shanghai by 1 stroke after 2 rounds
SHANGHAI - Sei Young Kim led the LPGA Shanghai by one stroke at the halfway point after shooting a 5-under-par 67 in the second round on Friday. Kim made six birdies, including four straight from the ...
Oct 19, 2018
Keino says charges against him dropped, has been released
NAIROBI, Kenya - Running great Kip Keino said Friday that charges against him in a Kenyan Olympic corruption case have been dropped and he has been released. The honorary IOC member tells The Associat...
Oct 19, 2018
Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair-friendly rooms tough to find
TOKYO - The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics promise to be the best. They’re being promoted just like the Olympics, planning is ahead of recent games in Rio de Janeiro and London, and the athletes village...
Oct 19, 2018
Stadium vendor seen in pizza spitting video pleads guilty
DETROIT - A young man who was fired from his job as a food vendor at the Detroit Tigers’ home stadium after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has pleaded guilty in the case. Court r...
Oct 19, 2018
Endorsements in municipal races a double-edged sword, observers say
If red, orange and blue were the dominant colours of Ontario’s last political season, anything goes this time around. Municipal elections project their professed neutrality with an array of brig...
Oct 19, 2018