Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nyet, nyet: Alberta, Quebec pull vodka with Soviet symbol from shelves
EDMONTON - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress believes a brand of liquor it calls offensive is no longer available in Canada. Executive director Ihor Michalchyshyn says he’s pleased that Alberta re...
Jun 27, 2018
Policy will ensure disputes don't delay health care for Inuit children: leader
Ottawa is working on a policy to ensure health care for Inuit children isn’t delayed while governments argue over who pays. “Minister (Jane) Philpott is going to work with us over the summ...
Jun 27, 2018
Family of man who died after arrest in Barrie, Ont., say they want justice
Relatives of a man who died after an arrest in Barrie, Ont., are calling for justice as a police watchdog conducts an investigation into the incident. Olando Brown died on Friday after an arrest that ...
Jun 27, 2018
Chiefs of Ontario elect RoseAnne Archibald as their first female leader
TORONTO - An organization representing Ontario’s Indigenous chiefs have elected their first female leader. Chiefs of Ontario announced that RoseAnne Archibald was voted Ontario Regional Chief at...
Jun 27, 2018
Chaos around Senators could mean roster opportunities for top prospects
OTTAWA - The uncertainty surrounding the future of the Ottawa Senators could turn into an opportunity for some of the organization’s younger players. If the Senators trade captain Erik Karlsson ...
Jun 27, 2018
Trump blackmailing Canada and Mexico, says former Mexican president
MONTREAL - President Donald Trump is blackmailing Canada, Mexico and asylum seekers in order to exert maximum pressure to reach a new NAFTA deal that is favourable to the United States and to get fund...
Jun 27, 2018
Trade dispute, housing to 'figure prominently' in central bank's rate decision
OTTAWA - The impacts of both the escalating cross-border trade fight and new mortgage rules will “figure prominently” for the Bank of Canada ahead of its upcoming interest-rate decision, g...
Jun 27, 2018
Nova Scotia committed to offshore exploration despite spill: Energy minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s energy minister says he’s concerned about the spill of thousands of litres of drilling fluids off the province’s coast but remains committed to growing the oi...
Jun 27, 2018
Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados signs with NWHL's Buffalo Beauts
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados has signed with the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts. The team made the announcement Wednesday on Twitter. The 31-year-old from Edmonton has backstopped...
Jun 27, 2018
Agreement reached to end children's book infringement case
BOISE, Idaho - A group that preserves and promotes the work of a deaf, self-taught Idaho artist whose creations appear in museums around the world agreed Wednesday to dismiss its copyright infringemen...
Jun 27, 2018