Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ottawa to end funding to aid group that has sent homeopaths to Honduras
MONTREAL - A Quebec-based aid group offering controversial homeopathic therapies in Honduras will no longer receive funding from the federal government after the 2019-20 fiscal year, Global Affairs Ca...
Mar 06, 2019

Special forces looks at recruiting off the street amid shifting demands
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several...
Mar 06, 2019
Music museums keeping Michael Jackson exhibits on display
NASHVILLE - Megastar Michael Jackson’s musical legacy has been getting critically reappraised after a new documentary rekindled allegations of child sexual abuse, but at least two music museums ...
Mar 06, 2019
The Cruze cruises: GM assembly plant closing, maybe for good
LORDSTOWN, Ohio - The last compact car rolled off the line Wednesday at General Motors’ massive assembly plant in Ohio as the automaker began moving toward its future while workers wondered abou...
Mar 06, 2019

Sen. McSally, former Air Force pilot, says officer raped her
WASHINGTON - Sen. Martha McSally, the first female Air Force fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer, and later, when she tried to talk abo...
Mar 06, 2019

Barbie announces Tessa Virtue doll as part of 'Role Models' series
Canadian figure skating star Tessa Virtue is getting a Barbie made in her likeness. Virtue joins the iconic line of toy dolls as part of Barbie’s “Role Models” series. Virtue’s...
Mar 06, 2019

Edmonton prison guard charged with sex assault against female guard
EDMONTON - Police have charged a former guard at a federal prison in Alberta with sexually assaulting a female co-worker. Graham Trevor Spilsbury also faces a charge of assault with a weapon against t...
Mar 06, 2019

Canadian women win bronze medal at Algarve Cup in penalty shootout
LOULE, Portugal - Canada displayed a resolute defence and some steely nerves Wednesday in dispatching Sweden in a 6-5 penalty shootout to claim bronze at the Algarve Cup. After Canadian goalkeeper Ste...
Mar 06, 2019

Judge: Census citizenship question is a threat to democracy
SAN FRANCISCO - The Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census “threatens the very foundation of our democratic system” because it would cause a...
Mar 06, 2019
Breaking down the teams competing for U Sports women's basketball crown
TORONTO - A look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports women’s basketball championship Thursday through Sunday at Ryerson University in Toronto: No. 1 LAVAL ROUGE ET OR Overall record: 17...
Mar 06, 2019