Category Archives: Canadian Press

More help needed for first responders coping with stress, say researchers
REGINA — Researchers at the University of Regina say there’s a such a mishmash of programs aimed at helping first responders cope with stress that it’s tough to know if any are worki...
Aug 30, 2016

More help needed for first responders coping with stress, say researchers
REGINA — Researchers at the University of Regina say there’s a such a mishmash of programs aimed at helping first responders cope with stress that it’s tough to know if any are worki...
Aug 30, 2016
IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds
HARDAN, Iraq — Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the men in his family die. On the other side ...
Aug 30, 2016
Man accused in Winnipeg mail bombings fires his lawyer
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost a lawyer her hand, has fired his lawyer. Guido Amsel, who faces five counts of attempted murder,&nb...
Aug 30, 2016
Man accused in Winnipeg mail bombings fires his lawyer
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost a lawyer her hand, has fired his lawyer. Guido Amsel, who faces five counts of attempted murder,&nb...
Aug 30, 2016

Obama cuts short the sentences of 111 federal inmates
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offences. Obama has long cal...
Aug 30, 2016
Impossible to tell from remains in storage locker how babies died: pathologist
WINNIPEG — Ontario’s chief forensic pathologist says there’s no way to determine the cause of death for six infants whose remains were found in a storage locker, but the babies were ...
Aug 30, 2016
Impossible to tell from remains in storage locker how babies died: pathologist
WINNIPEG — Ontario’s chief forensic pathologist says there’s no way to determine the cause of death for six infants whose remains were found in a storage locker, but the babies were ...
Aug 30, 2016

3 men in line for Brazilian presidency accused of corruption
BRASILIA, Brazil — Impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff have put a spotlight on corruption in the ranks of Brazil’s lawmakers. Watchdog groups say about 60 per cent of ...
Aug 30, 2016

20 Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens
WASHINGTON — In a sign of growing concern in Congress, 20 Democratic senators are demanding answers about steep price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen injector device. The senators said in a let...
Aug 30, 2016