Category Archives: Canadian Press
Alberta's top court upholds injunction against drug testing of Suncor workers
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction that stops random drug and alcohol testing at Suncor Energy sites in the northeastern part of province. In a two-to-one decision, the co...
Feb 28, 2018
Advocates encouraged by government plan to reopen prison farms
Advocates for Canada’s prison farm system said they felt wind in their sails on Wednesday after learning the federal government was about to start reviving the program they’ve been fightin...
Feb 28, 2018
MLS Cup champion Toronto FC signs fullback Justin Morrow to extension
Toronto FC has locked up a important part of its defence, signing fullback Justin Morrow to a multi-year extension. The 30-year-old, currently in his fifth season with Toronto, was named to Major Leag...
Feb 28, 2018
Premature death rate in Ontario has dropped, but not in every region: study
TORONTO - More people in Ontario are living past the age of 75, a new public health study has found, but the gains in longevity are seen mostly around the Greater Toronto Area. The Ontario Atlas of Ad...
Feb 28, 2018
'The Room,' which inspired Oscar nom 'Disaster Artist,' a boon for indie theatres
TORONTO - It’s considered one of the worst movies of all time, yet whenever “The Room” screens at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, it packs in a crowd - not to mention footballs and spo...
Feb 28, 2018
U.S. legislation on white-supremacist terror cites Quebec City mosque shooting
WASHINGTON - Legislation in the United States Congress aimed at countering white-supremacist violence cites the killings in a Quebec City mosque as one of several cautionary examples of the threat of ...
Feb 28, 2018
Meghan Markle says she wants to focus on women's empowerment
LONDON - Meghan Markle said Wednesday that she hopes to “hit the ground running” as a member of the British royal family and use her position to highlight the empowerment of women. Markle,...
Feb 28, 2018
Paris Fashion Week: Roaring Twenties, nature, Glam Rock
Paris Fashion Week is continuing in the French capital. Themes from the natural world, to the Roaring Twenties to the era of Glam Rock have been channeled on Day 2 of the shows. Here are some of the f...
Feb 28, 2018
Former film academy president lauded by Common, Halle Berry
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Common dropped a verse from his song “The Day Women Took Over” in her honour. Quincy Jones called her “my beloved baby sister from another mister.” And ...
Feb 28, 2018
The 31 millionaires of Boilermakers Local 203: 'The richest crew in the country'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Thirty-one oil refinery workers - including twin brothers, a married couple, a father and son and three people who live on the same street in a tiny Newfoundland town - took o...
Feb 28, 2018