Category Archives: Canadian Press
Police: 3 dead, 1 wounded in possible robbery at Fresno home
FRESNO, Calif. - A gunbattle Tuesday at a central California home left three men dead and another wounded in what may have been a home-invasion robbery or a drug deal gone bad, police said. Two men dr...
Jun 06, 2017
Canadiens sign junior defenceman Stefan Leblanc to one-way AHL contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed free agent defenceman Stefan Leblanc to a one-year, one-way American Hockey League contract on Tuesday. Leblanc, 21, had seven goals and 30 assists and was plu...
Jun 06, 2017
Former homeless man donates $10K to Ontario shelter that supported him
An Ontario man who was homeless for years has donated $10,000 to a shelter that supported him after receiving compensation from a residential school settlement. The act of kindness has triggered a sle...
Jun 06, 2017
Dispute over GRABHER licence plate headed to court for hearing on Feb. 1
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man who made international headlines when the provincial government decided his personalized licence plate was offensive to women will have his day in court early next year. Th...
Jun 06, 2017
Belgium detains 12 after raids linked to Brussels attacks
BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities have detained 12 people for interrogation following raids linked to last year’s Brussels attacks. Police raided 14 places in and around Brussels on Tuesday and an ...
Jun 06, 2017
Almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses last year: data
OTTAWA - New data suggests almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2016 - deaths that federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says were preventable. The data released Tuesday by the...
Jun 06, 2017
Government aims to bring sexual assault law up to speed with the courts, times
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is changing sexual assault law to make it clear that an unconscious person cannot consent to sexual activity, part of an effort to bring legislation up to speed with th...
Jun 06, 2017
George and Amal Clooney welcome twins: a boy and a girl
NEW YORK - George and Amal Clooney are now parents of twins and, rest assured, George is doing fine. The Clooneys welcomed a girl and a boy - Ella and Alexander - on Tuesday morning, the couple announ...
Jun 06, 2017
Roadside drug-testing devices worked well in pilot project, Public Safety says
OTTAWA - The federal government says new pilot-project results suggest roadside testing devices can be successfully used to help detect drug-influenced driving - another milestone on the road to legal...
Jun 06, 2017
Man attacks Paris police with tool at Notre Dame 'for Syria'
PARIS - An assailant wielding a hammer attacked Paris police guarding Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, crying “This is for Syria!” before being shot and wounded by officers outside one of ...
Jun 06, 2017