Category Archives: Canadian Press
Scammed Ontario woman brought to tears by a stranger's generosity
OTTAWA - An Ontario woman who fell victim to a telephone tax scam has her money back - not from the scammer, but from a stranger who says he went through a similar experience. The woman, a university ...
Jul 20, 2018
Ohio State: 100 ex-students report sex misconduct by doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician at the centre of an ongoing investigation, the...
Jul 20, 2018
Nerve agent victim released from UK hospital after poisoning
LONDON - Nerve agent victim Charlie Rowley has been released from the hospital after three weeks of treatment since being poisoned, U.K. officials said Friday. Lorna Wilkinson, the director of nursing...
Jul 20, 2018
Trump was taped talking of paying for Playboy model's story
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model’s account of having an affair with him, people ...
Jul 20, 2018
Indigenous cross-country motorcycle journey brings attention to Indian day schools
WINNIPEG - Four motorcycles roared out of Winnipeg on Friday at the start of a journey across the West to draw attention to the plight of former Indian day school students. Indigenous lawyer and activ...
Jul 20, 2018
Spooked horses bring quick, jarring end to evening wagon ride in Saskatchewan
ESTERHAZY, Sask. - Several people have been injured in a bizarre accident in Saskatchewan involving a horse-drawn wagon. RCMP say about 20 youths were in the wagon that was being pulled by two horses ...
Jul 20, 2018
'I can do great things': Toronto refugees and asylum seekers want voices heard
TORONTO - Inside a large brick home in midtown Toronto, people pore over documents needed to file refugee claims, discuss the legal aid system, and work through the challenges of finding housing. The ...
Jul 20, 2018
Raptors president Masai Ujiri working on selling Kawhi Leonard on Toronto
TORONTO - The sales pitch normally comes before the deal, but Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is doing things the other way around with Kawhi Leonard. Ujiri spoke with media for the first time a...
Jul 20, 2018
Permanent memorial site at Broncos crash site sought, but no decision yet
REGINA - A community foundation set up after the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash is hoping for a permanent memorial at the site. Team spokesman Grant Bastedo said Friday that no decision has been mad...
Jul 20, 2018
CFL receptions leader Nik Lewis retires as a Calgary Stampeder
CALGARY - Nik Lewis is retiring as a member of the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL’s career leader in receptions signed a one-day contract with Calgary before announcing his retirement on Friday. Le...
Jul 20, 2018