Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario Catholic school board scraps restrictive fundraising policy
TORONTO - A Catholic school board in southern Ontario bowed to overwhelming pressure and rescinded a policy change that would have barred fundraising for organizations that might support abortion, eut...
Oct 12, 2018
Atlantic Canada sees heavy rains, winds from post-tropical storm Michael
HALIFAX - Post-tropical storm Michael soaked much of Atlantic Canada Friday as it continued its northerly track after laying waste to parts of Florida. Environment Canada issued a slew of special weat...
Oct 12, 2018
School bus drives into pool after crash hitting car
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida school bus plowed through a fence and into a backyard pool after a collision, but no one on board was hurt. The Orlando Sentinel reports that nine students and the driver wer...
Oct 12, 2018
Queen Latifah 'unable to accept' award for personal reasons
PHILADELPHIA - Queen Latifah is “unable to accept” an award named for a pioneering opera singer, citing personal reasons. The Marian Anderson Award made the announcement on its website. Th...
Oct 12, 2018
Golf Canada CEO defends public courses after Toronto mayoral candidate threatens closures
TORONTO - Laurence Applebaum couldn’t help but take it personally when Toronto mayoral candidate Jennifer Keesmaat proposed shutting down some of the city’s public courses. It didn’t...
Oct 12, 2018
St. F.X. student accused of sexual assault withdraws, president apologizes
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A St. Francis Xavier University student accused of sexual assault has withdrawn from the school, capping a week of controversy after it was revealed he was allowed to remain on camp...
Oct 12, 2018
Canadian designers regularly showering Justin Trudeau and family with gifts
OTTAWA - A pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses. A limited edition, painted leather clutch. Beauty products, glittering jewelry, shoes, luggage, children’s clothing, sporting accessories. Prime Minister J...
Oct 12, 2018
Dennis Oland's retrial in alleged murder of father to begin with jury selection
FREDERICTON - One of the most sensational murder cases in Canadian legal history will be back in the spotlight on Monday as jury selection begins for the retrial of Dennis Oland in the bludgeoning dea...
Oct 12, 2018
Melania Trump ignores cheating rumours about husband
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump says she loves President Donald Trump and has “much more important things to think about” than allegations he cheated on her with a porn star, a Playboy Playmate...
Oct 12, 2018
Crew member dies after fall on set of Mister Rogers movie
MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. - Authorities say a crew member working on a movie about Mister Rogers has died after he suffered an apparent medical emergency and fell two stories off a balcony in western Pennsyl...
Oct 12, 2018