Category Archives: Canadian Press
Owner of trucking company involved in Humboldt bus crash charged
EDMONTON - The owner of an Alberta trucking company involved in the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been charged. Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason said Wednesday that Sukhmander Singh ...
Oct 10, 2018
Controversial Toronto mayoral candidate sues Bell Media after ad refused
TORONTO - A controversial Toronto mayoral candidate known for her extreme views is suing Bell Media, alleging the company broke national broadcasting rules and breached her right to free expression in...
Oct 10, 2018
Top Jays prospect Guererro named top Canadian offensive minor-league player
Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been named the winner of the Randall Echlin Award as the Canadian offensive minor-league player of the year. Guerrero split his 2018 season between...
Oct 10, 2018
Former reality TV star gets 16 years after fatal DUI crash
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A former reality TV star will serve 16 years in prison for killing a U.S. Coast Guard technician in a drunken wrong-way collision on a Virginia highway. News outlets reported tha...
Oct 10, 2018
Julien says no major changes to Habs' lines ahead of home opener against Kings
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens like the way their lines are clicking early in the NHL season, so head coach Claude Julien says to expect more of the same for their home opener Thursday night ...
Oct 10, 2018
UN reports sharp deterioration in Mali as Cdn peacekeeping mission starts
OTTAWA - In a sobering new report, the head of the United Nations says the security situation in Mali has sharply deteriorated over the past three months even as demand for more food aid and other hum...
Oct 10, 2018
After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workers
NEW YORK - Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse employees who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn’t benefit them, will provide a bigger raise to those workers. The company said W...
Oct 10, 2018
EU says Brexit deal 'within reach' but work remains
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Wednesday that an agreement on Britain’s exit “is within reach,” if negotiations make progress before a summit next...
Oct 10, 2018
Refinery near national park avoids potential big roadblock
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota regulators decided Wednesday that they don’t have authority to wade into a dispute over the site of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National...
Oct 10, 2018
Finally time to fight for UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway and Brian Ortega
TORONTO - Brian (T-City) Ortega has been waiting for a shot at UFC featherweight champion Max (Blessed) Holloway for months. “It feels like it’s been on my calendar since March 3. And it h...
Oct 10, 2018