Green Party switches strategy in Pennsylvania recount bid
A Green Party-backed campaign changed its strategy to force a statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election, won by Republican Donald Trump, and said late Saturday night that it will seek help in the federal courts, rather than the state courts. The announcement that it would seek an emergency federal court order on Monday for a recount came hours after it dropped a case in the state courts.
The Canadian PressPolice use 'fake news' in sting aimed at California gang
Police investigating a notorious gang in a city on California's central coast issued a fake press release that the chief credited with saving two men by deceiving gang members who wanted to kill them, but the ruse was criticized by news organizations who reported it as fact. Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin defended the rare tactic this week when it came to light, saying he had never done such a thing in his 43-year career, but he wouldn't rule out doing it again. The daily newspaper and local television stations were unaware the information in the release was false when they reported that two men, Jose Santos Melendez, 22, and Jose Marino Melendez, 23, had been picked up for identity theft and handed over to immigration authorities.
The Canadian Press'Butterbox babies' maternity home survivors still search for birth families
Every morning when Riva Barnett opens her bedroom closet she looks down at a small, wooden butter box that serves as a stark reminder of what could have been her fate. The half-metre pine grocery crates served as unmarked wooden coffins for infants who died at the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, N.S., and were buried on the property and at a cemetery in nearby Fox Point. It was a dark chapter in Nova Scotia's history.
CBCNew real estate rules leave some first-time buyers in the cold
For four years, Jasbeen Lallbahadoor saved for a down payment on a new home. Since new real estate regulations in Canada passed this October, however, she no longer qualifies for the $350,000 townhouse in Montreal's Mile Ex neighbourhood she was considering for purchase. New real estate measures introduced by the federal government on Oct. 17 put buyers' finances against a stress test to make sure a borrower can pay their mortgage on a higher rate.
CBCMan arrested after hidden camera found in men's change room at U of A hospital gym
Edmonton police have arrested a man after a hidden camera was found in the men's shower stall of a gym at the University of Alberta hospital. According to a notice posted by management, a hidden camera was found the morning of Nov. 28 in a shower stall in the men's locker room at the Pulse Generator Fitness and Recreation Club, a private, staff-only gym within the hospital. According to the notice from gym management, the Edmonton Police Service determined the camera was in the shower stall from Nov. 27 after 5 p.m. to Nov. 28 at around 9 a.m.
CBCMan convicted of murder in hot car death to be sentenced
A jury convicted Justin Ross Harris, 36, in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. Police were suspicious from the start and took Harris into custody in the strip mall parking lot where he had pulled over and removed his son's lifeless body from the SUV. Harris' defence attorneys argued that he was a loving father and that while he was responsible for the boy's death, it was a tragic accident.
The Canadian PressFriendly moose befriends 2 cows on Vermont farm
A Vermont couple has chased off a moose that appeared to be bonding with their two cows on a Sheldon farm because they didn't want it to get injured, stuck in their barn or damage their fences. Sharyn Abbott and her husband Tim returned to their home recently and found a female moose in the pasture with their two Belted Galloway cows, Precious and Primrose. The Abbotts told NECN (http://bit.ly/2gVTfMD) the moose, dubbed "Molly," looked healthy.
The Canadian PressOntario medical community reeling from death of respected physician
The Ontario medical community is reeling from the death of a respected family physician. Toronto neurosurgeon Mohammed Shamji has been charged with first-degree murder in her death, but due to a publication ban, CBC Toronto cannot identify the physician who died.
CBCPolice continue search for nine-year-old girl last seen in Welland, Ont.
Niagara Regional Police say Layla Sabry and her mother Allana Haist were last seen Thursday at 6 p.m. in Welland, Ont. Earlier reports indicated the Amber Alert ended early Saturday, but Niagara police say that is not the case. Staff Sgt. Paul Rogers says Amber Alerts are rebroadcast every five hours when there is new information.
The Canadian PressStudents: Slain USC prof was caring; arrested student quiet
A graduate student arrested on suspicion of killing the professor who oversaw his work at the University of California was described by some of his fellow classmates as a quiet but seemingly normal young man while others say he was troubled and pegged as most likely to quit the group's rigorous doctoral program. David Jonathan Brown, a 28-year-old brain and cognitive science student, was arrested on a murder charge in the Friday attack on the Los Angeles campus.
The Canadian PressPolice: stolen Nazi camp gate probe could be complicated
The investigation into how an iron gate stolen from the Nazis' Dachau concentration camp in southern Germany ended up in western Norway may be complicated because "no useable evidence" has been found, police said Saturday. Police spokeswoman Kari Bjoerkhaug Trones says the gate with the cynical slogan "Arbeit macht frei" — "Work sets you free" — was found Nov. 28 under a tarpaulin at a parking lot in Ytre Arna, a settlement north of Bergen, Norway's second-largest city. The concentration camp near Munich was established by the Nazis in 1933.
The Canadian PressWithin hours, wildfires set Tennessee mountain city aflame
Tracey Mayberry told her boss to fire her. It was 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in Gatlinburg, and the sky was dark with smoke. Mayberry's shift as a manager at the resort where she worked did not end until 5 p.m., but she could see a wildfire crawling down the mountain.
The Canadian PressRichmond poinsettia grower last of dying breed
"My accountant begs me not to grow them," jokes Peter Rofner, surrounded by rows of brilliant poinsettias at his Ottawa-area greenhouse. Rofner and his staff of poinsettia experts are the last Ottawa-area growers of Euphorbia pulcherrima.
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Global NewsMining deaths criminal trial a 'first' in Canada, expert says
The fatal accident at Métanor Resources's Bachelor Lake mine seven years ago was the worst in Quebec in the last 35 years.
CBCDid the trend toward press freedom in Cuba die with Castro?
Media from around the world are in Santiago de Cuba this weekend to report on the funeral of former Cuban president Fidel Castro. But some who have reported from the communist country in the past say journalists shouldn't assume the death of Castro will mean a loosening of restrictions on the media. Harrison believes the Cuban government — for now still run by Castro's brother, Raul — is likely to clamp down hard on journalists who suggest its power has been diminished by Castro's death in any way.
CBCA 'second home' in Yellowknife: Syrian refugee family shares story for the first time
Mustafa Alhajy said it was a "bad day" when he decided to drop by his sister's home back in 2011. Syria was at war, being torn apart; and so were her people. Mustafa, his wife, and four children were the first Syrian refugees to arrive in Yellowknife just over a month ago.
CBCBrash or bully? Meet Sarnia's locked-out 'Mayor Mike'
For a man who has been locked in a fierce political battle — and locked out of city hall on nights and weekends — Sarnia, Ont., Mayor Mike Bradley is surprisingly popular.
CBCJane Goodall lauds Edmonton-area man for chimp rescue
World famous primatologist Jane Goodall had already heard about the plight of a young chimpanzee stuck in an Iraqi zoo when she met a Canadian man intent on freeing him at an event in Edmonton. Now, over a year later, she is overjoyed by the news that Spencer Sekyer, a high school teacher from Sherwood Park, Alta. — and his allies across the globe — have freed Manno from zoo captivity, relocating him to a sanctuary in Kenya this week. Goodall and her staff helped secure a new home for Manno at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki in central Kenya.
CBCMarta's message for women on the pitch
Marta urges other female footballers not to let sexism from playing their sport.
BBC NewsShould you have another? Islanders unaware of low-risk drinking limits
The P.E.I. government is spending $20,000 to $25,000 to educate people about how much alcohol is too much, after a survey showed four out of five Islanders weren't aware of Canada's low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines. The TV ad takes a light-hearted approach with comedian Patrick Ledwell, and points people to the guidelines at ShouldIHaveAnother.ca. Laura Lee Noonan, the manager of health promotion with the P.E.I. Department of Health and Wellness, said the program came out of the 2015 wellness strategy, which included a goal to reduce unhealthy drinking behaviours among Islanders.
CBC600 clinicians report seeing threats, intimidation in Canadian operating rooms
Around 600 surgeons, nurses and other operating room clinicians reported witnessing or experiencing bullying behaviour in Canadian operating rooms in the past year, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Manitoba. "It has been a well-known fact that operating rooms are high-stress environments, and particularly in a bygone era were an environment where bad behaviour amongst clinicians and how they treat one another, how they interact with the team, almost became an accepted part of operating room behaviour," said Dr. Eric Jacobsohn, the principal investigator on the study and a professor at the U of M. Jacobsohn is also a practicing anesthesiologist and intensive care physician with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
CBC'They caught me': Harvest helps former addict pick up the pieces after husband's death
Andrew Hermkens and Rina Morris are addicts. When I first met them we were in a little nondescript office at Winnipeg Harvest and they sat side by side smelling of smoke and looking defeated by the street. Every year at CBC Manitoba we devote a day to Harvesting Hope -- a day the station spends sharing stories of people in our community who have been helped by the Winnipeg Harvest food bank and its member agencies.
CBCMontreal SPCA adopts temporary 'placement protocol' following pit bull ruling
The Montreal SPCA is implementing a temporary "placement protocol" which they say will "ensure the welfare of the dogs currently under our care" now that the Quebec Court of Appeal has lifted the suspension of pit bull restrictions in Montreal's animal control bylaw. The shelter sent out a news release Saturday announcing that all dogs weighing 10 kg and over will be either transferred to rescue groups outside of Montreal, put in foster care or made available for adoption to citizens residing outside of Montreal. "Because the definition of those dogs whose adoption is prohibited in Montreal by the city's by-law is so vague and broad, ... it is impossible for us to determine which dogs are targeted," wrote SPCA spokesperson Anita Kapuscinska.
CBCMore than 100 people join search for missing Bryan Balong
With piles of posters and a set plan, more than 100 people took to the streets around Winnipeg searching for 33-year-old Bryan Balong. Balong has been missing since Nov. 22. Bryan, the father of two young girls, was last seen at his home on Leila Avenue near Salter Street.
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