Category Archives: Canadian Press
First Nation calling for bike paths after 3 boys killed by alleged drunk driver
NELSON HOUSE, Man. - A Manitoba chief is calling for bike paths along an unpaved road into the northern community where three young boys were killed by an alleged drunk driver. Mattheo ...
May 06, 2018
Family of injured Humboldt Broncos player says GoFundMe should be split evenly
At least one family whose son was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says the millions raised by a GoFundMe campaign should be split evenly among the survivors and the families of tho...
May 06, 2018
Parents of YouTube stars on dealing with kids who want to skip school to stream
TORONTO - When people ask Michael Latsky about his kids he starts by proudly sharing that his eldest son is going to be a doctor. Then, with his head hung low, he’ll mutter that his younges...
May 06, 2018
'A warrior by heart:' Indigenous people enlisted to monitor pipelines
CALGARY - Gerald Scott’s perspective has shifted since he spent 10 days on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota which - until early last year - was t...
May 06, 2018
New York partner powers software firm's drive to make charity more efficient
CALGARY - Bryan de Lottinville’s relationship with charities is complicated. As the founder and CEO of Calgary-based Benevity Inc., the 58-year-old wants to help as much...
May 06, 2018
Shatner to address graduates preparing to seek out new lives
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - William Shatner is boldly going where he has never gone before: the graduation ceremony at the New England Institute of Technology. The actor best known for his portrayal of Capt. J...
May 06, 2018
Third person dies as a result of destructive wind storm in Ontario
MILTON, Ont. - The company that employed two men who were struck by a falling tree in a massive windstorm Friday says both men have now died. The men were servicing trees in Milton, Ont., when th...
May 06, 2018
BBC's Andrew Marr to have surgery for malignant tumour
LONDON - Prominent BBC broadcaster Andrew Marr plans to have surgery to remove a malignant tumour on his kidney. Marr, 58, told viewers of his Sunday show that he will be off-the-air for “a coup...
May 06, 2018
'The definition of family is evolving': collective housing creates community
VANCOUVER - In a city known for soaring real estate prices and low vacancies, some people in Vancouver are finding innovative ways of blending their housing and social needs. One option is&n...
May 06, 2018
Israeli PM steps up calls to end the Iranian nuclear deal
JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister on Sunday stepped up his calls for world powers to end the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran as President Donald Trump decides whether to withdraw from the agreemen...
May 06, 2018