Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Fight of my life:' Calgary officer testifies at arrest assault trial
CALGARY - One of three police officers accused of assaulting a man during an arrest says he thought he was in the fight of his life. Const. James Othen testified in court Monday that his adrenaline wa...
Nov 06, 2017
Scholarship to cover cost for refugee studying law at University of Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - The University of Saskatchewan is offering a new scholarship to cover the costs of a law student who has claimed or is claiming refugee status. The scholarship from the College of Law in S...
Nov 06, 2017
Keep politics out of in-country refugee determination process: UNHCR chief
OTTAWA - With the future of the Immigration and Refugee Board under review, one thing is certain, the head of the United Nations refugee agency said Monday: it needs to remain independent. “You ...
Nov 06, 2017
Sister: Walmart slaying suspect heard voices after drug trip
DENVER - The stepsister of a man charged with fatally shooting three people at a Colorado Walmart said he has been tormented by voices in his head since taking LSD nearly 30 years ago - an event she s...
Nov 06, 2017
Police nationwide work on tactics for far-right rallies
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - Snipers perched on rooftops. Police helicopters and drones hovered overhead. Officers in riot gear lined the streets. White nationalists and counterprotesters screamed at each oth...
Nov 06, 2017
Bono among figures named in leak of tax-haven documents
LONDON - Leaked papers revealing investments in tax havens by the world’s wealthy suggest U2 frontman Bono used a company based in low-tax Malta to buy part of a shopping mall in Lithuania. The ...
Nov 06, 2017
Tech, housing boom creates homeless crisis on West Coast
SEATTLE - In a park in the middle of a leafy, bohemian neighbourhood where homes list for close to $1 million, a tractor’s massive claw scooped up the refuse of the homeless – mattresses, ...
Nov 06, 2017
Brazile strains Dem unity ahead of key gov race in Virginia
WASHINGTON - Democrats are having trouble surmounting differences over the bitter 2016 election amid revelations of a contemplated effort to replace Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee, deepen...
Nov 06, 2017
Toronto FC appeals Altidore red card, says security footage proves their case
TORONTO - The day after a halftime tunnel melee disrupted Game 2 of the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney was still radiating frustration. Frustrated that he had lost his ...
Nov 06, 2017
Leafs centre Matthews plays despite leaving morning skate early with 'soreness'
TORONTO - The in-game camera focused on the Maple Leafs’ entrance until Auston Matthews jumped on the ice for pre-game warmups, then it followed him as he circled around Toronto’s net to e...
Nov 06, 2017