Category Archives: Canadian Press
Deaths of dad and daughter in Red Deer still being probed
RED DEER - Court documents suggest a father who was found dead on the weekend alongside his six-year-old daughter was embroiled in a contentious custody dispute with the girl’s mother. CTV News ...
May 16, 2017
China rappers to Seoul: 'Big brother' opposes missile shield
BEIJING - A rap group backed by China’s government is warning South Korea in a music video that “you’re going too far” with the deployment of a U.S. missile defence system, as ...
May 16, 2017
Gov. Cuomo to host final tasting for craft beer contest
ALBANY, N.Y. - Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a panel of judges will decide New York’s favourite craft beer with a blind taste test. The final tasting of the Taste NY Inaugural Craft Beer Chal...
May 16, 2017
2 dead after tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Wisconsin
CHICAGO - One person was killed when a tornado swept into a mobile home park in Wisconsin Tuesday and another person died when a twister hit a housing subdivision in Oklahoma, as a massive severe stor...
May 16, 2017
Almost 2 million Ontarians given opioids, despite calls to rein in prescribing: report
TORONTO - Almost two million Ontarians - or 14 per cent of the province’s population - filled prescriptions for opioids in fiscal year 2015-2016, says a new report, suggesting that patients cont...
May 16, 2017
Warriors trounce Spurs without Leonard for 2-0 series lead
OAKLAND, Calif. - Steve Kerr provided a strong message, just not from his usual spot on the bench: Play with urgency from the opening tip this time. The Golden State Warriors did just that for their a...
May 16, 2017
Preds rally, beat Ducks 2-1 to take 2-1 Western finals lead
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators are so confident right now that not even having two goals in eight seconds waved off for goaltender interference can shake them. Especially not on home ice. Roman J...
May 16, 2017
Fox News' Guilfoyle up for White House press secretary job
NEW YORK - Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is in conversations with the Trump administration about replacing Sean Spicer as White House press secretary. The former first lady of San Francisco told th...
May 16, 2017
Dog cull being planned on northern reserve where woman fatally mauled
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, Man. - As leaders on a northern Manitoba First Nation plan a cull of stray dogs, some rescue groups and veterinarians in the province say there should be more spay and neuter clin...
May 16, 2017
Largest sheriff's department in US enacts transgender policy
LOS ANGELES - The nation’s largest sheriff’s department has enacted a new policy requiring deputies to address transgender and gender non-conforming people using their preferred names and ...
May 16, 2017