Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fire engulfs chicken barn, killing 14,000 chicks in Metro Vancouver
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A commercial poultry barn in Metro Vancouver has been destroyed by a fire that has killed 14,000 chicks. Port Coquitlam fire chief Nick Delmonico says the 90-metre wooden barn w...
Apr 11, 2018
Quebec unprepared to deal with Humboldt-type bus crash in rural area: surgeon
MONTREAL - Last Friday night, a few hours after a bus crashed in rural Saskatchewan killing 15 people, a prominent Montreal doctor who is also chief surgeon of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team could...
Apr 11, 2018
Nixon: Support for legalizing marijuana use a racial issue
ALBANY, N.Y. - A week after telling two interviewers her support for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in New York was revenue-based, Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon said Wednes...
Apr 11, 2018
Locations of Ontario's first four recreational pot shops announced
The locations of Ontario’s first four provincially run cannabis stores have been announced. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the Ontario Cannabis Store say the shops will be in Guelph, Ki...
Apr 11, 2018
California joins Guard border mission, shuns Trump's message
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump’s call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House’s portrait of a burge...
Apr 11, 2018
A glance at Bruce McArthur's alleged victims
TORONTO - Here is a glance at the alleged victims of Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old Toronto landscaper charged with seven counts of first-degree murder: MAJEED KAYHAN The 58-year-old Toronto man was re...
Apr 11, 2018
B.C. families say they're sidelined from involvement in addiction treatment
VANCOUVER - Families with loved ones addicted to illicit drugs struggle to navigate British Columbia’s health-care system and are often prohibited from being involved in care because of privacy ...
Apr 11, 2018
Saskatchewan nurse fined for palliative care critique on Facebook loses appeal
REGINA - A nurse who was fined $26,000 for criticizing the quality of care her grandfather received in long-term care has lost her appeal of the penalty. The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association...
Apr 11, 2018
PGA Tour says Adam Hadwin withdraws from RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin, who finished tied for 24th at the Masters last week, has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage. Hadwin is ranked 41st in the world and has finished in the top...
Apr 11, 2018
Parent: Baseball coaches discussed plan to hurt my daughter
DURHAM, N.H. - A youth sports organization is investigating a man’s allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old daughter, the only girl on her team, to forc...
Apr 11, 2018