Author Archives:
Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Ju...
Apr 29, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Family of three from Colombia died in B.C. festival attack, says son
VANCOUVER - Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed in Saturday's vehicle attack in Vancouver. Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper says he los...
Apr 29, 2025
NCAA decision has the potential to alter junior hockey and with it the pipelines that feed the NHL
Boston University sophomore Aiden Celebrini has no regrets over the decision he reached at 16 to maintain his college eligibility by skipping a chance to play for the Western Hockey League's Saskatoon...
Apr 29, 2025
Blue Jays activate Gold Glove outfielder Daulton Varsho off injured list
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays activated outfielder Daulton Varsho off the 10-day injured list Tuesday ahead of a game against the visiting Boston Red Sox. Varsho started the season on the injured li...
Apr 29, 2025
Ottawa police say officer-involved shooting near downtown mall
OTTAWA - Police presence is heavy around a downtown Ottawa mall as police report an officer-involved shooting in the area. Ottawa Police said on social media the doors to the Rideau Centre were locked...
Apr 29, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby not interested in taking on federal NDP leadership
OTTAWA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he's not interested in taking the helm of the federal NDP, now that the party finds itself without a leader following Monday's election. Eby would not say who he t...
Apr 29, 2025
Blanchet criticized by Parti Québécois as he promises to work with other leaders
MONTREAL - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling for a "partisan truce" with other federal party leaders after Monday's federal election, even as he faces criticism from his party's pro...
Apr 29, 2025
Calgary Stampeders take Australian punter Masin first overall in CFL's global draft
TORONTO - Australian punter Fraser Masin was the first player taken Tuesday in the CFL's global draft. The Calgary Stampeders took Masin, who played collegiately at Ole Miss, with the top selection, n...
Apr 29, 2025
Canadians, world leaders congratulate Mark Carney and Liberals on election win
OTTAWA - Reaction is pouring in from across Canada and the globe after Prime Minister Mark Carney led the Liberal party to victory in Monday's federal election. It is the party's fourth straight elect...
Apr 29, 2025
B.C. to hold an independent commission into festival attack, considers public inquiry
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal ca...
Apr 29, 2025
