Category Archives: Canadian Press
Culinary workers call for culture shift as #MeToo puts spotlight on harassment
When Tari Shear got her start in the restaurant industry as a hostess, she says enduring sexual harassment was one of the “expectations” of her job. Forced to put up with unwanted advances...
Jun 22, 2018

Brittany Crew breaks own shot put record in first big test since April
MADRID - Brittany Crew broke her own Canadian record in the shot put on Friday in her first major meet of the summer. The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., threw 18.60 metres to finish third at the ...
Jun 22, 2018

Newfoundland woman played key role in 1980 Tehran 'Canadian Caper'
She was a modest woman who rarely drew attention to herself, but Mary Catherine O’Flaherty had an incredible story to tell. Almost 40 years ago, the woman from St. John’s, N.L., played a p...
Jun 22, 2018
PM Trudeau appoints new chief justice for Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Deborah E. Fry to be the new chief justice of Newfoundland and Labrador. She replaces J. Derek Green, who elected to become a supernumerary judge l...
Jun 22, 2018

Despite injury history, Wolfpack's Chase Stanley just sees the positives
TORONTO - Ask Chase Stanley to detail his surgeries and the former New Zealand rugby league international makes like he’s playing Simon Says. The 29-year-old Toronto Wolfpack centre touches his ...
Jun 22, 2018
Man found guilty of first-degree murder in shooting deaths of two store clerks
EDMONTON - A man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and robbery in the deaths of two Edmonton Mac’s convenience store workers. Laylin Delorme, 27, is one of three people who were charg...
Jun 22, 2018

Lorne Grabher wins $750 from province amid lengthy battle over licence plate
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has to reimburse a retiree for a court skirmish over a report suggesting a licence plate bearing his family name supports sexual violence against women. Lorne Grab...
Jun 22, 2018
Indigenous prof resigns in protest over lack of Aboriginal faculty, curriculum
HALIFAX - An Indigenous professor at Saint Mary’s University is resigning in protest over what she calls the Halifax university’s failure to “indigenize the academy” and confro...
Jun 22, 2018
Vancouver Canucks ink Finnish forward Markus Granlund to one-year extension
VANCOUVER - Finnish forward Markus Granlund will return to the Vancouver Canucks next season after signing a one-year deal with the club on Friday. The contract is worth US$1.475 million. “Marku...
Jun 22, 2018

Impact hope to claw into their way into MLS playoff picture with win at Orlando
MONTREAL - Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush knows how quickly fortunes can change in Major League Soccer. Dead last in the Eastern Conference standings just three weeks ago, Montreal is now within striking...
Jun 22, 2018