Category Archives: Canadian Press
14-year-old's drowning death linked to sugary alcoholic drinks: Quebec coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner called on public heath authorities to take stronger action to counter the dangers of youth drinking Wednesday as he released his report into the death of a 14-year-old girl...
Mar 27, 2019
'Serve as a warning:' Owner of truck in Broncos crash admits to safety offences
CALGARY - The owner of the transport truck involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has admitted he did not follow provincial and federal safety rules in the months leading up to the collisio...
Mar 27, 2019
Official: Norway cruise ship engines failed from lack of oil
COPENHAGEN - A cruise ship that was the focus of a daring rescue operation off Norway’s frigid North Sea coast became disabled because its engines didn’t have enough lubricating oil, the c...
Mar 27, 2019
Man tried four times in 1981 murder appeals conviction, seeks stay
TORONTO - An Ontario man who was tried four times in the killing of a Hamilton nursing assistant is asking the province’s highest court to overturn his murder conviction and put the case on hold...
Mar 27, 2019
Egyptian actors expelled from union over el-Sissi criticism
CAIRO - Two Egyptian actors on Wednesday denounced their country’s film union for kicking them out for taking part in a public discussion in Washington that criticized proposed constitutional ch...
Mar 27, 2019
Humboldt Broncos playoff run comes to an end, one year after bus crash
ESTEVAN, Sask. - Hope the rebuilt Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team had of winning a championship a year after several players were killed in a bus crash has been dashed. The Saskatchewan Junior Hoc...
Mar 27, 2019
Health officials take action after Montreal teen dies of meningococcal infection
Montreal’s public health agency has administered antibiotics to over 100 people who were in close contact with a young woman who died of a meningococcal infection last Saturday. The Bexsero vacc...
Mar 27, 2019
Democrats insist Barr release full Mueller report quickly
WASHINGTON - The battle over releasing the special counsel’s report intensified Wednesday as Democrats in Congress insisted Attorney General William Barr must quickly release its full findings. ...
Mar 27, 2019
Fraud charges followed Avenatti's public financial feuds
LOS ANGELES - Even before federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Michael Avenatti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Tr...
Mar 27, 2019
Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May offered up her job in exchange for her Brexit deal Wednesday, telling colleagues she would quit within weeks if the agreement was passed and Britain left th...
Mar 27, 2019