Category Archives: Canadian Press
Suicide of First Nations youth shows kids in care must be heard: advocate
CALGARY - Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the suicide of a 15-year-old indigenous boy reinforces how crucial it is that the voices of children in provincial care be heard. A report by De...
May 24, 2017
RCMP's Labour Code trial stemming from shooting hears about carbine acquisition
MONCTON, N.B. - Obtaining carbine rifles was a top priority for the RCMP three years before a shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., but there were a number of elements to consider before front line offic...
May 24, 2017
Fox moves to dismiss lawsuit by ex-anchor Andrea Tantaros
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel has asked a federal court to throw out a lawsuit by former anchor Andrea Tantaros, saying her claims that “sock puppet” Twitter accounts were set up to harass h...
May 24, 2017
UK police find 'significant' evidence; May slams US on leaks
MANCHESTER, England - Britons faced stepped-up security, authorities pushed forward with raids they said were uncovering key evidence and a trans-Atlantic rift opened Thursday in the aftermath of a de...
May 24, 2017
Father and brother of alleged bomber detained in Libya
CAIRO - The father and younger brother of the suspect in the Manchester concert bombing have been detained in Libya, where anti-terror authorities said the brother confessed to knowing “all the ...
May 24, 2017
Injured dog found buried alive in suburban Montreal has died: SPCA
MONTREAL - The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says an injured dog found buried alive on Montreal’s South Shore has died. The Monteregie SPCA said in a Facebook post that the do...
May 24, 2017
President orders thorough probe of Indonesia suicide attacks
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia’s president ordered a thorough investigation Thursday of twin suicide bombings that targeted police, killing three officers, in the deadliest attack by suspected m...
May 24, 2017
Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill, wants changes made
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana but indicated that he was willing to work with t...
May 24, 2017
Vancouver-born fighter Angela Lee to defend MMA title in Singapore
Some 2 1/2 months after a successful first title defence, Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee puts her One Championship atomweight crown on the line Friday in Singapore against Brazilian kickboxer I...
May 24, 2017
Canada deploys alternate numbers as secret weapon in defence-spending fight
OTTAWA - The federal government has been using a secret weapon to fight back against pressure from NATO and some allies like the United States to increase Canadian defence spending. The weapon? New ma...
May 24, 2017