Category Archives: Canadian Press

Anthony (The Vegan Warrior) Mullally looks to make mark with Toronto Wolfpack
Anthony Mullally brings size, experience and a discerning palate to the Toronto Wolfpack. The recently acquired Irish international becomes the latest restaurateur to join the transatlantic rugby leag...
Mar 01, 2019
Sanchez throws two no-hit innings in Blue Jays' tie with Pirates
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Aaron Sanchez pitched two no-hit innings as a Toronto Blue Jays split squad battled to a 1-1 tie with a Pittsburgh Pirates split squad in pre-season baseball action Friday. Sanchez had...
Mar 01, 2019

MacAulay faces tough task repairing relations with angry veterans' community
OTTAWA - When he was named Friday as Canada’s latest minister of veterans affairs, Lawrence MacAulay was given the difficult task of sweetening the Trudeau government’s relations with embi...
Mar 01, 2019
Quebec baby to get deceased father's surname after mother goes to court
MONTREAL - A Quebec mother who fought to have her deceased spouse recognized formally as the father of their child has succeeded after being obliged to go to court. Julie Duchesne wanted the paternity...
Mar 01, 2019
Alberta mother gets prison time for breaking ankles of two-year-old girl
EDMONTON - An Alberta mother found guilty of breaking the ankles of her two-year old daughter has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. The woman, who can only be identified as S.N.A. due to a publ...
Mar 01, 2019
Ontario's Scott McDonald feels well-prepped to compete in Brier debut
BRANDON, Man. - Brier rookies they may be, but Scott McDonald’s team vanquished big names and logged more games than any rink this season to get to the Canadian men’s curling championship....
Mar 01, 2019
Alouettes re-sign veteran lineman Luc Brodeur-Jourdain to one-year deal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes re-signed veteran Canadian offensive lineman Luc Brodeur-Jourdain to a one-year deal Friday. The six-foot-two, 309-pound Brodeur-Jourdain enters his 12th season with ...
Mar 01, 2019

Nathan Cullen joins long list of NDP MPs who won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Nathan Cullen, one of the NDP’s best known and most effective MPs, is calling it quits. The northern British Columbia MP announced Friday that he won’t seek re-election this fall....
Mar 01, 2019

New impact assessment bill for energy projects to get major changes in Senate
OTTAWA - The federal government’s promised overhaul of environmental evaluations for energy projects is poised for a major Senate surgery, but the upper chamber must race to pass the bill before...
Mar 01, 2019

Appeals Court upholds landmark ruling ordering tobacco companies to pay billions
MONTREAL - In what is being described as a major defeat for the tobacco industry, the Quebec Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a landmark judgment ordering three companies to pay billions of dollars in...
Mar 01, 2019