Category Archives: Canadian Press
N.S. First Nation grappling with 'water crisis' calls for federal action
CHAPEL ISLAND, N.S. - A Nova Scotia Indigenous community struggling with dark, foul-smelling tap water is calling on the federal government to fix a problem that has lingered for a decade. Potlotek Fi...
Sep 14, 2017
'Moving from megabytes to gigabytes:' Ottawa pledges $50M for Arctic internet
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The federal government has promised to contribute nearly $50 million to bring high-speed internet to Nunavut where some of the poorest and most expensive service in Canada has long ...
Sep 14, 2017
J.P. Donleavy, author of 'The Ginger Man,' dies at age 91
LONDON - J.P. Donleavy, the incorrigible Irish-American author and playwright whose ribald debut novel “The Ginger Man” met scorn, censorship and eventually celebration as a groundbreaking...
Sep 14, 2017
Court order against man who vomited on B.C. firefighter offering overdose help
NANAIMO, B.C. - A British Columbia law designed to protect emergency responders and Good Samaritans has been used for what’s believed to be the first time against a man who vomited on a firefigh...
Sep 14, 2017

Equifax faces growing scrutiny as CAA says thousands may be impacted
TORONTO - Equifax Canada is facing intensifying calls for transparency on its massive cyberhack as the Canadian Automobile Association informs thousands of its members that their data may have been co...
Sep 14, 2017
'The light of all our lives:' Six-year-old Saskatchewan boy dies in dog attack
RICETON, Sask. - A Saskatchewan family says it has “lost the light” of their lives after a little boy was killed in a dog attack. The six-year-old boy was found dead after RCMP and emergen...
Sep 14, 2017

Brady: Concussions part of 'the physical nature of our game'
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady doesn’t worry about concussions and considers them part of playing football, the New England Patriots quarterback says in a television interview to be broadcast thi...
Sep 14, 2017
Wilson-Raybould raises criminalization of HIV non-disclosure with counterparts
OTTAWA - The issue of whether criminal charges are the right way to deal with people who fail to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners is on the table as Justice Minister Jody Wilson-R...
Sep 14, 2017
Woman arrested near Prince George's school is free on bail
London police say a woman arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary near the school attended by four-year-old Prince George has been released on bail. Police said Thursday officers that are working ...
Sep 14, 2017

Alberta wildlife expert says animals well adapted to survive wildfires
WATERTON, Alta. - As wet, cool weather provided some relief to crews battling a wildfire in southwestern Alberta, a wildlife official said animals in and around Waterton Lakes National Park are well-a...
Sep 14, 2017