Category Archives: Canadian Press
AP Source: Thunder trade Anthony to Hawks, waiver likely
OKLAHOMA CITY - Carmelo Anthony is done in Oklahoma City. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press the Thunder are sending Anthony and a 2022 protected first-round pick to Atla...
Jul 19, 2018
Action needed to support francophones in Ontario, commissioner says
TORONTO - A new report is urging the Ontario government to better support francophones in the province as statistics indicate the demographic is shrinking at an alarming rate. French Language Services...
Jul 19, 2018
63-year-old Quebec man dies after police chase ends in multi-vehicle crash
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after a 63-year-old man died following a police chase that ended in a multi-vehicle crash. The investigations unit says its infor...
Jul 19, 2018
Saskatchewan government asks court to order protesters off legislature lawn
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government wants a court to order protesters who are camping outside the legislature to leave. It also wants a judge to force Regina police to remove them if need be. The Jus...
Jul 19, 2018
Calgary woman convicted in son's strep death granted day parole
CALGARY - A woman whose son died after she failed to take him to the doctor for a strep infection has been granted day parole. Tamara Lovett, 49, was convicted of criminal negligence causing death ear...
Jul 19, 2018
PM calls premiers to autumn meeting to reduce internal Canadian trade barriers
OTTAWA - With Canadian companies facing a hardening of the border with the United States, Justin Trudeau wants to talk with his provincial and territorial counterparts later this year about breaking d...
Jul 19, 2018
Cops responding to 911 call find 4-foot gator in building
BATAVIA, N.Y. - Police responding to a 911 hang-up call from an abandoned building in western New York found something they weren’t expecting: a 4-foot-long (1.2-meter) alligator. WKBW-TV in Buf...
Jul 19, 2018
Nova Scotia to launch monthly allowance for people living in shelters
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians living in homeless shelters and transition houses will begin receiving a monthly allowance in October - part of an $11 million government investment for people living in povert...
Jul 19, 2018
A by-the-numbers look at the Liberal government's Canada Child Benefit
OTTAWA - Government ministers and Liberal MPs held dozens of events Thursday to highlight two years since the Liberals introduced the Canada Child Benefit. Starting Friday, the value of the means-test...
Jul 19, 2018
Jets sign forward Adam Lowry to three-year contract worth $8.75 million
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have avoided salary arbitration with forward Adam Lowry, signing him to a three-year, US$8.75 million contract. The 25-year-old played in 45 games for the Jets last season...
Jul 19, 2018