Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mother accused of murdering daughters may have had 'dissociative episode,' trial hears
LAVAL, Que. - A psychiatrist who testified in defence of a Quebec mother on trial for the deaths of her two daughters said she appeared to have been having a “dissociative episode” the day...
Jan 31, 2019
Passenger found guilty of second-degree murder in Winnipeg bus driver stabbing
WINNIPEG - A jury found a passenger guilty of second-degree murder Thursday for stabbing a Winnipeg transit operator who had removed him from a bus at the end of a late-night shift. Irvine Jubal Frase...
Jan 31, 2019
Montreal high school to help 'cyber-athletes' hone video game skills
MONTREAL - Teamwork, competition and the thrill of bringing home a championship are part of the high school experience for many young athletes, but for a growing number of teens that glory is being pu...
Jan 31, 2019
Coyne Schofield defends McGuire after awkward interaction
Women’s hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield said Thursday she doesn’t believe NBC Sports analyst Pierre McGuire questioned her knowledge of the sport during an awkward pre-game interaction...
Jan 31, 2019
Lil Jon supports Maroon 5 cancelling halftime press event
ATLANTA - Lil Jon says he understands Maroon 5’s decision to cancel its news conference to discuss the band’s Super Bowl halftime performance with reporters. Maroon 5, with frontman Adam L...
Jan 31, 2019
People in Alberta town trying to solve mystery of malfunctioning vehicle key fobs
CARSTAIRS, Alta. - People in a small town north of Calgary are trying to figure out why they can’t use their vehicle key fobs when parked near the community’s grocery store. The Westview C...
Jan 31, 2019
Lawyers: $6.5 million to settle false arrest claim
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawyers say a $6.5 million settlement has been reached with the widow of a former Ohio State football star who says police used excessive force arresting her late husband. Jim Stillwa...
Jan 31, 2019
Ice ownership optimistic about bringing WHL back to Winnipeg
TORONTO - Greg Fettes has done his research and believes major junior hockey can work in Winnipeg, even with no presence in the Western Hockey League for over three decades and two professional teams ...
Jan 31, 2019
Semi-driver in Humboldt Broncos crash a newlywed with business education
MELFORT, Sask. - The man who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash is a newlywed who earned a commerce degree in his native India and worked at a Calgary liquor store before he started driving ...
Jan 31, 2019
Broncos crash: Cases cited for judge to consider in sentence of truck driver
A Saskatchewan court heard sentencing arguments Thursday at a hearing for the truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people and injured 13 others. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu p...
Jan 31, 2019