Category Archives: Canadian Press
New Brunswick doctors ask government to set legal marijuana age at 21
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Medical Society says the legal age to buy marijuana should be 21 - and the age for tobacco should be raised to 21, too. The society has issued 14 recommendations to the...
Jun 13, 2017
Ex-journalist pleads guilty in case of threats to Jewish centres in U.S., Canada
NEW YORK - A former journalist from St. Louis accused of threatening Jewish organizations in the United States and Canada as a way to harass his ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberstalking. ...
Jun 13, 2017
Brown unfazed about not having favourite for $1-million North America Cup
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - Brian Brown isn’t the least bit concerned about not having the favourite for the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup. Brown will have two horses - Fear The Dragon and Downby...
Jun 13, 2017
Warriors say no decision has been made on White House visit
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors say no decision has been made regarding a potential White House visit to celebrate their NBA title. The Warriors issued a statement Tuesday saying that R...
Jun 13, 2017
Students can opt out of religious classes at Catholic school after complaint settled
TORONTO - Students at an Ontario Catholic school board will soon have more flexibility to opt out of religious courses and programs thanks to a human rights settlement that could have implications acr...
Jun 13, 2017
The rise and decline of retailer Sears Canada
TORONTO - The rise and decline of retailer Sears Canada 1952 - Simpsons-Sears is founded as a national mail-order business, as part of a partnership between the Robert Simpson Company of Toronto and S...
Jun 13, 2017
Austrian hospital fined for handing wrong baby to couple
VIENNA - An Austrian court has ordered a hospital to pay 90,000 euros (over $100,000) for handing a baby to the wrong parents more than two decades ago. Doris Gruenwald, 26, discovered the error after...
Jun 13, 2017
Father sentenced after allowing teen daughter to drink vodka
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania father has been sentenced to a maximum of four years in state prison after his 13-year-old daughter was hospitalized after drinking 17 shots of vodka. Charles Younger h...
Jun 13, 2017
Jury re-watches 2 key videos in police shooting of motorist
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A jury weighing the fate of a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a black motorist asked Tuesday to re-watch two key videos. In their second d...
Jun 13, 2017
Rescued British sailor returns to shore, plans to race across the Atlantic again
HALIFAX - Mervyn Wheatley arrived on dry ground Tuesday, looking forward to a Halifax lobster lunch, a flight home to his wife, and buying a new sailboat so he can race across the Atlantic again next ...
Jun 13, 2017