Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Latakos trims time off his own world record
ARBON, Switzerland - Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos bettered his world record in the T53 category 100-metre competition on an eight-medal day for Canada at the Daniela Jutzeler para-athletics competit...
May 25, 2017
Body-slamming the press: Gianforte skirmish marks spike in media hostility
WASHINGTON - A reporter being slammed into the ground by a Republican politician, prompting criminal charges on the eve of his election to Congress, is putting a new spotlight on mounting hostility be...
May 25, 2017
Mailman urged to do CPR on unresponsive woman with white powder on shirt
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg mail carrier who discovered an unresponsive woman says he was asked to perform CPR despite expressing concerns about white powder on her shirt. Corey Gallagher discovered the wom...
May 25, 2017
Charges: Sex traffickers took hundreds from Thailand to US
MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of women were brought from Thailand to the U.S. and forced to be “modern day sex slaves,” according to an indictment unsealed Thursday that charges high-level member...
May 25, 2017
Hair stylist Rinaldo, made famous by Mila Mulroney's bob, dead at 82
OTTAWA - An Ottawa hair stylist whose scissors tended to the tresses of some of the country’s biggest political players has died. Rinaldo Canonico died Wednesday after undergoing heart surgery a...
May 25, 2017
Former military medic gets nine months in prison for inappropriate breast exams
OTTAWA - A former military medical technician convicted of conducting inappropriate breast exams on female recruits has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Chief military judge Col. Mario Dutil t...
May 25, 2017
Toronto FC faces rival Columbus without star strikers Altidore, Giovinco
TORONTO - Jozy Altidore will cheer on from the sidelines while serving a suspension. Sebastian Giovinco is in the final stages of recovering from an injury. Toronto FC hosts the Columbus Crew on Frida...
May 25, 2017
Investigation in fatal military parachute accident looks at training, procedures
YORKTON, Sask. - A report on the death of a search-and-rescue technician in a parachute training accident says the investigation is focusing on human factors, including training and emergency procedur...
May 25, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Pittsburgh 3 Ottawa 2 (2OT) (Penguins win series 4-3) — NBA Playoffs Cleveland 135 Boston 102 (Cavaliers win series 4-1) — MLB American League Kansas Ci...
May 25, 2017
Platform comparison: How the parties measure up on top campaign issues
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians will pick the next provincial government on Tuesday, and each party has made a raft of promises in a bid to woo them. Here are highlights from the Liberal, Progressive Conserva...
May 25, 2017