Category Archives: Canadian Press
Woman facing terror charges in alleged Canadian Tire attack to be tried in 2018
TORONTO - A Toronto-area woman facing terror charges in an alleged attack at a Canadian Tire store will stand trial next year. Rehab Dughmosh, 32, will face a judge and jury starting May 28, 2018 for ...
Nov 10, 2017
France: 3 students injured when car deliberately rams group
PARIS - A French prosecutor said a car that rammed into a group of students in a city in southwest France on Friday was driven by a man known to have “psychiatric” problems. Toulouse prose...
Nov 10, 2017
Quebec woman missing since 2008: reports of 43 possible sightings since February
MONTREAL - The parents of a Quebec woman who went missing nearly 10 years ago say there have been 43 reported sightings since last February. Marilyn Bergeron was 24 years old when she disappeared on F...
Nov 10, 2017
CPPIB using its shareholder votes to push for more women on corporate boards: CEO
TORONTO - Canada’s largest retirement fund manager is pushing to have more women on corporate boards because diversity makes for better business decisions, CPPIB chief executive Mark Machin said...
Nov 10, 2017
Massive Eataly World theme park opening in Italy
BOLOGNA, Italy - The man behind the Eataly food empire is opening a massive attraction - part permanent trade fair, part agro-food theme park - that aims to create a showcase for excellence in Italian...
Nov 10, 2017
Police: Reality TV star killed Coast Guardsman in DWI wreck
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Authorities say a reality TV star killed a U.S. Coast Guard technician in a drunken wrong-way collision on a Virginia highway. News outlets report that 25-year-old Melissa Hancoc...
Nov 10, 2017
Misconduct finding against senior G20 cop upheld; punishment increased
TORONTO - The only senior police officer held accountable for the massive breach of civil rights that occurred during the turbulent G20 summit in Toronto seven years ago has lost his bid to overturn p...
Nov 10, 2017
British Columbia boosts drug-checking service in fight against overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - A shoe box-sized machine is powering a one-year pilot project with the hope of cutting British Columbia’s soaring overdose death rate. The specialized portable machine costs $60,000 ...
Nov 10, 2017
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman: I was abused by doctor
Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she is among the young women sexually abused by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor. Raisman tells “60 Minutes” she was 15 when she was first treated by Dr...
Nov 10, 2017
Evra fired by Marseille, banned by UEFA for kicking fan
NYON, Switzerland - Patrice Evra was fired by Marseille on Friday after being suspended by UEFA for all remaining European games this season for kicking a fan of the French club. The volatile defender...
Nov 10, 2017