Category Archives: Canadian Press
Indianapolis chief wants 2 officers fired over shooting
Indianapolis’ police chief suspended two officers over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist Monday and has recommended they be fired. Chief Bryan Roach took the actions against Michal...
Nov 06, 2017
Investment queen: a look at Elizabeth II's fortune
LONDON - Leaked documents linking Queen Elizabeth II to offshore investments in tax havens have shined a spotlight on her considerable fortune. Here are five things to know about the queen’s fin...
Nov 06, 2017
Zara working on 'hardship fund' for unpaid Turkish workers
ISTANBUL - Fashion retailer Zara says it is working on establishing a “hardship fund” to help a group of Turkish workers who were left unpaid when an outsource factory closed down. The wor...
Nov 06, 2017
Vermont first state to recognize 'ultimate' as varsity sport
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont is now the first state in the United States to recognize “ultimate” - the game that started as Ultimate Frisbee - as a high school varsity sport. A committee that...
Nov 06, 2017
Saskatchewan rejects Burnaby request over Trans Mountain pipeline
BURNABY, B.C. - A city in British Columbia wants Saskatchewan’s justice minister to withdraw comments suggesting it “is deliberately slowing down” the Trans Mountain pipeline expansi...
Nov 06, 2017
British Columbia to increase penalties next year for distracted drivers
VICTORIA - Distracted drivers in British Columbia will soon face higher penalties in a government effort to stop a habit that kills an average of 78 people in motor vehicle accidents every year. Attor...
Nov 06, 2017
De-icing fluid gets into plane's A/C, woman taken to hospital, flight grounded
CALGARY - A WestJet flight going to Houston from Calgary was grounded and a woman aboard a plane was taken to hospital after being exposed to de-icing fluid. The company says crews were de-icing the a...
Nov 06, 2017
Regina school reconsiders Davin name in light of residential school history
REGINA - A Saskatchewan school named after a man who wrote a report recommending residential schools for Indigenous youth wants to know if it should change its name. Regina Public Schools is questioni...
Nov 06, 2017
Little progress in Alberta model's suspected kidnapping in South Carolina
A South Carolina man charged with kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct after an Alberta woman was lured to the United States with the promise of a modelling job remains behind bars. A spokeswoman fo...
Nov 06, 2017
'Fight of my life:' Calgary officer testifies at arrest assault trial
CALGARY - One of three police officers accused of assaulting a man during an arrest says he thought he was in the fight of his life. Const. James Othen testified in court Monday that his adrenaline wa...
Nov 06, 2017