The Canadian Press OAK BAY, B.C.–The father of two girls who were found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Andrew Berry, 43, was arrested and charged after he was released from hospital, RCMP said in a release yesterday. Police […]
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The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–A young Quebec woman has had to have her arms and legs amputated after she spent four hours in freezing temperatures following an electric jolt that raced through her body. Samantha Mongeon says her younger sister, Sabryna, 18, was driving a car early on Christmas morning […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson KAPALUA, Hawaii–Dustin Johnson sat outside the Honolua Store on the first day of the new year, scarfing down the “Hobo Breakfast” of steamed rice and eggs as the sun just was starting to filter through the Cook pines that line the entrance to Kapalua. He abruptly […]
The Associated PressScott Charles NEW YORK–Jeff Glass is starting to get comfortable in goal for the Chicago Blackhawks. Glass, the 32-year old rookie who bounced around the hockey world before finally reaching the NHL last month, made 23 saves to lead Chicago to a 5-2 victory over the N.Y. Rangers […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–An Ottawa-based firm has been tapped by the federal government for a three-month pilot project designed to look for warning signs for suicide before tragedy strikes. Advanced Symbolics Inc. is an artificial intelligence service company set to examine suicide hot spots across the country to better […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–When it comes to weather, it’s hard to sound scarier than “bomb cyclone.” It’s a version of a real weather term that applies to a massive winter storm that pulled together yesterday off the U.S. Southeast coast. But as fearsome as the storm is with high […]
The Associated PressMichael Rubinkam Felipe Rodriguez says he thought he was hallucinating when an eagle snatched his sister’s little white dog from her yard, flapped its massive wings and disappeared over the trees. Did he really just see that? He had. “Zoey” the eight-pound Bichon Frise was gone–taken by a […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill BUFFALO, N.Y.–Underselling your team’s chances against Canada is becoming a popular tactic among coaches at the world junior hockey championship. First, Swiss coach Christian Wohlwend predicted Canada would crush his team two days before the Canadians routed Switzerland 8-2 in the quarter-finals. Now Czech coach Filip […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Young political staffers on Parliament Hill, who often are ambitious and desperate for a foothold in their chosen profession, can be much more vulnerable to the scourge of sexual misconduct than their older, more experienced colleagues and elected counterparts, says Green Party leader Elizabeth May. Indeed, […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A federally-commissioned blueprint for a new watchdog to review Canada’s border agency has some worried it lacks the necessary bite to ensure true accountability. A report produced for Public Safety Canada says the government should establish an independent body to handle public complaints about the Canada […]
The Canadian Press SPRUCE GROVE, Alta.–A gas station operator near Edmonton has used some unparliamentary language to publicly protest an increase in Alberta’s carbon tax. The illuminated sign at the Tempo Gas Station in Spruce Grove on Tuesday night used the f-bomb in front of the words “NDP” and “Trudeau.” […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump returned fire with both barrels yesterday against criticism levelled at him in a new book that says he never expected–or wanted–to win the White House, his victory left his wife in tears, and a senior adviser thought his son’s contact with a Russian […]
