Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vigil held in field where body of slain indigenous woman was found
WINNIPEG - Relatives and friends of a slain indigenous woman from northern Manitoba held a vigil Tuesday in a field just outside Winnipeg where her body was found. Christine Wood from the Oxford House...
Jun 06, 2017
Emera officials optimistic they'll get clean energy deal with Massachusetts
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Emera Inc. is banking on hopes that Massachusetts will see its proposed submarine power cable from New Brunswick to Plymouth, Mass., as the best option to provide the state with cle...
Jun 06, 2017
Police watchdog investigates possible excessive force, assault by Halifax cops
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s independent police watchdog is investigating a possible case of excessive use of force by Halifax Regional Police officers during an arrest in late April. The province...
Jun 06, 2017
New Democrats say safeguards in place for their leadership process
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats have confidence in the voting system they have in place for their leadership race as mud continues to fly over the recently concluded Conservative campaign. “The v...
Jun 06, 2017
N.L. man calls in priest to deal with persistent ravens pecking at his home
HARBOUR BRETON, N.L. - For Johnaton Poulain, it’s like living in the middle of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The rattled Newfoundlander has endured weeks of torment by a pair of ravens that have be...
Jun 06, 2017
Violinist: United wouldn't let her board with instrument
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A classical musician has accused a United Airlines supervisor of barring her from boarding a plane with her centuries-old violin, sparking a scuffle that caused her to miss her flig...
Jun 06, 2017
Williams F1 rookie Lance Stroll anxious for first Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll is stoked for his first Canadian Grand Prix, and so is race promoter Francois Dumontier. Ticket sales have jumped by more than 10 per cent for the 18-year-old Stroll’s fi...
Jun 06, 2017
Cane fight breaks out between two elderly women in Ontario parking lot
VAUGHAN, Ont. - A cane fight that broke out between two elderly women in a parking lot north of Toronto resulted in police being called to break up the scuffle. York regional police say they were call...
Jun 06, 2017
Brassard undergoes shoulder surgery, Sens hopeful he'll be ready for start of season
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard has undergone surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement that the surgery, performed Tuesd...
Jun 06, 2017
Alberta school bus driver charged with drunk driving after bus hits tree
RED DEER, Alta. - A school bus driver is facing drunk driving charges after a bus hit a tree in Red Deer, Alta. RCMP say it happened Monday afternoon in the Vanier Woods neighbourhood. A witness told ...
Jun 06, 2017