Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge denies bail for B.C. man charged with alleged assaults of sex workers
VERNON, B.C. - A judge in British Columbia has denied bail for a man charged with a number of offences, including the alleged assaults of sex workers. Curtis Sagmoen appeared in provincial court in Ve...
Feb 28, 2018
Blackmun resigns as CEO as USOC addresses wide abuse scandal
Scott Blackmun resigned as chief executive of the U.S. Olympic Committee on Wednesday, stepping aside so he can tackle his worsening bout with prostate cancer and to allow the federation to move forwa...
Feb 28, 2018
Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammunition
NEW YORK - Walmart announced Wednesday that it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21 and would also remove items resembling assault-style rifles from its website. The m...
Feb 28, 2018
Canadian air force helicopter drops raft on Florida home, smashing roof
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces is scrambling for answers after one of its military helicopters dropped an inflatable life raft that smashed a hole in the roof of a home in Miami. The Griffon search-and-...
Feb 28, 2018
Quebec couple accused of stealing about $2 million from big retails stores
MONTREAL - Police say a Quebec couple has been charged after allegedly stealing roughly $2 million worth of merchandise from large retail stores in six cities across the province. Police from Laval, Q...
Feb 28, 2018
Amanda Todd's mother back B.C. schools plan to help parents fight cyberbullying
VICTORIA - The mother of a British Columbia girl whose story of cyberbullying went around the world after she took her own life says offering social media education to parents is a good investment. Ed...
Feb 28, 2018
Canada falls 3-1 to Sweden at Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament
ALGARVE, Portugal - Canada fell 3-1 to Sweden on Wednesday in its opening match of the 2018 Algarve Cup women’s soccer tournament. Mimmi Larsson, Fridolina Rolfo and Stina Blackstenus scored for...
Feb 28, 2018
White House turmoil: As Russia probe advances, Trump blasts AG, loses Hicks
WASHINGTON - The day began with President Donald Trump publicly belittling his attorney general, and ended with him losing his communications director amid growing indications of the turmoil from a cr...
Feb 28, 2018
Jury finds Quebec man guilty of second-degree murder in death of Inuk woman
MONTREAL - The conviction of a Quebec man found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2015 death of his Inuk girlfriend sends a message to the Indigenous community that the justice system hasn’t...
Feb 28, 2018
Icy plunge blamed for deaths of three bison in Yukon: conservation officers
HAINES JUNCTION, Yukon - Conservation officers in Yukon have unravelled the mysterious deaths of three apparently healthy bison. The remains were found in a remote valley northeast of Haines Junction ...
Feb 28, 2018