Category Archives: Canadian Press
Edmonton Eskimos re-sign running back Travon Van for one-year contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos re-signed running back Travon Van for the 2018 season Friday. Van played six games for Edmonton last season, where he recorded 71 carries for 283 yards and three touchd...
Feb 16, 2018
Trudeau takes wing on trade mission to India, where Sikh politics loom
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to India, where he plans to spend the next week buttressing Canada’s cultural and economic ties with the burgeoning South Asian nation. India...
Feb 16, 2018
Escorted temporary absence for woman convicted in stepson's death
TORONTO - A Toronto woman serving a life sentence for the murder of her seven-year-old stepson will be allowed to leave prison for a supervised visit with her recently widowed father, a Parole Board o...
Feb 16, 2018
Patrick Brown enters Ontario Tory leadership race
TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives plunged deeper into turmoil Friday as former leader Patrick Brown, who stepped down amid sexual misconduct allegations weeks ago, vowed to reclaim h...
Feb 16, 2018
Authorities: Boy burned after following dad's suicide advice
CLAREMORE, Okla. - Authorities have arrested an Oklahoma man for allegedly giving his 12-year-old son advice on how to kill himself. Authorities said Friday that the boy suffered minor burns after fol...
Feb 16, 2018
Victoria dog survives unexpected underwater confrontation with river otters
VICTORIA - A veterinary hospital on Vancouver Island is warning owners of water-loving dogs to keep their pets on a short leash if otters are nearby. A Facebook post from the Kindred Spirits Veterinar...
Feb 16, 2018
Restored 'Porgy and Bess' gets key test on road to Met Opera
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A restored edition of a pioneering, enduring American opera emerges at a time when its racial and social themes are as relevant as the era in which it premiered. The long-in-the-wor...
Feb 16, 2018
Montreal teen in critical condition after being found in pool
MONTREAL - A 13-year-old Montreal boy remained in critical condition Friday after being found at the bottom of a swimming pool following a high school gym class this week. No one noticed the Grade 8 s...
Feb 16, 2018
Linebacker Kyries Hebert signs with Redblacks after release by Alouettes
MONTREAL - Veteran linebacker Kyries Hebert signed with the Ottawa Redblacks only hours after being released by the Montreal Alouettes on Friday. Hebert, 37, asked out of Montreal after being told his...
Feb 16, 2018
Former staffer says she was sexually assaulted by Ontario legislator: Lawyer
TORONTO - A former political staffer is alleging she was sexually assaulted by a Liberal member of Ontario’s legislature when she was working for him more than a decade ago, the woman’s la...
Feb 16, 2018