Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bread price-fixing scandal puts focus on Competition Bureau's immunity program
CALGARY - The national bread price-fixing scandal has sparked heated debate over the Competition Bureau’s immunity program, with law enforcement experts defending the effectiveness of the practi...
Feb 01, 2018
Dispute over toilet paper leads to criminal charges against man in Barrie, Ont.
BARRIE, Ont. - An argument over toilet paper has led to criminal charges being laid against a man in Barrie, Ont. Barrie police say a man called 911 on Wednesday night demanding officers attend immedi...
Feb 01, 2018
Prosecutors: Gun went off in girl's backpack at LA school
LOS ANGELES - A semi-automatic handgun went off accidentally inside the backpack of a 12-year-old girl in a Los Angeles middle school classroom, sending a single bullet tearing through the wrist of an...
Feb 01, 2018
Edmonton Eskimos re-sign receiver Kenny Stafford, defensive back Ahmad Dixon
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos re-signed receiver Kenny Stafford and defensive back Ahmad Dixon on Thursday. Stafford appeared in five games last season with Edmonton, registering 20 catches for 265 ...
Feb 01, 2018
After returning home, Jagr says he's far from finished
KLADNO, Czech Republic - Average attendance at Benatky nad Jizerou ice hockey games is 276. This Saturday, they’re moving arenas in the city of Liberec to a venue that seats 7,500. Jaromir Jagr ...
Feb 01, 2018
'I was stupid:' Witness says he lied about Saskatchewan farm shooting
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A key Crown witness in the trial of a Saskatchewan farmer charged with shooting an Indigenous man on his property said he lied to police and the Crown about carrying a gun and brea...
Feb 01, 2018
Canada without 2 key backs ahead of crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier in Uruguay
Canada will be without injured backs Connor Braid and Jeff Hassler when it faces Uruguay in the second leg of a crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier in Montevideo on Saturday. Uruguay won the opener of t...
Feb 01, 2018
Latino group leader faces calls to resign over Trump letter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The leader of the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. is facing pressure to resign after he publicly endorsed President Donald Trump’s immigration plan that s...
Feb 01, 2018
Woman says RCMP doctor 'violated' her during exam for potential recruits
HALIFAX - She was young and dreamed of wearing the RCMP’s signature red uniform, like the Mounties who patrolled her rural Nova Scotia community. But for the woman, now in her 50s and declining ...
Feb 01, 2018
Lawyer dismisses 'scandalous' report linking contentious licence plate to Trump
HALIFAX - Lawyers in the case of a Nova Scotia retiree who is fighting to regain a personalized licence plate argued Thursday over a report that links derogatory comments made by U.S. President Donald...
Feb 01, 2018