Category Archives: Canadian Press
Man charged with murder in deadly house explosion in Kitchener, Ont.
KITCHENER, Ont. - A 58-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with a deadly house explosion in Kitchener, Ont. Waterloo Region Police say Udo Haan was arrested on Monday - near...
Oct 09, 2018

Couple searched for natural gangrene, eczema treatments online, trial hears
CALGARY - A trial has heard a laptop seized from the home of a couple charged in the death of their 14-month-old son contained evidence of online searches related to natural gangrene and eczema treatm...
Oct 09, 2018

Taylor Swift makes politics personal with endorsement
NASHVILLE - Taylor Swift’s first big jump into politics might have gained her some extra haters, but her endorsement in a competitive midterm U.S. Senate race isn’t likely to result in a m...
Oct 09, 2018

Weinstein due in court as judge mulls motion to dismiss case
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is due in court as a New York judge weighs his bid to have some or all of his sexual assault case thrown out. A court spokesman says Judge James Burke will deliver a partia...
Oct 09, 2018
Feds looking at longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to extend the amount of time that officials have to respond to veterans seeking various different types of benefits and support for their service-related inj...
Oct 09, 2018

Ontario launching public awareness campaign on cannabis legalization
TORONTO - Ontario is launching a public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of using recreational cannabis and promote social responsibility ahead of the legalization of marijuana next week. A...
Oct 09, 2018

Canada's goals well below what's needed to stop catastrophic climate change: UN
OTTAWA - Canada would have to cut its emissions almost in half over the next 12 years to meet the stiffer targets dozens of international climate change experts say is required to prevent catastrophic...
Oct 09, 2018
Top court set to hear case involving crotch-grabbing nun's sexual intent
TORONTO - An Indigenous man who was denied compensation on the basis that a nun had no sexual intent when she grabbed his genitals takes his case to Canada’s top court this week amid a tense pow...
Oct 09, 2018

Quebec public servants to shed religious symbols but crucifix stays in legislature
MONTREAL - The incoming Coalition Avenir Quebec government is facing criticism for saying it has no intention of removing the crucifix from the legislature, even as it plans to crack down on some civi...
Oct 09, 2018

Butcher appeals conviction, sentence in murder of Montreal-born yoga instructor
HALIFAX - A Halifax man convicted in the violent death of a Montreal-born yoga instructor and businesswoman is appealing his second-degree murder conviction and sentence. Nicholas Butcher was convicte...
Oct 09, 2018