Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mom of Indigenous man shot dead by police: 'What did he do that was so bad?'
TORONTO - The grieving mother of a young Indigenous man killed by police in northern Ontario spoke out Thursday, saying the family remains in shock and still doesn’t understand why her son died....
Feb 15, 2018
Indigenous tattoo revival renews cultural appropriation concerns
Believing a centuries-old Indigenous tradition had been all but erased, Interior Salish tattoo artist Dion Kaszas decided to use his body to resurrect the ways of his ancestors, with a needle and ink....
Feb 15, 2018
Feds forced to pony up extra $800M to pay for support to injured troops, vets
OTTAWA - The federal government is blaming an increase in the number of military personnel struggling with PTSD and other psychological trauma for a multimillion-dollar shortfall in a government-backe...
Feb 15, 2018
All-star experience still special for DeRozan in his fourth time playing
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan heads to Los Angeles this weekend appreciative of how far he’s come in life and basketball. The Raptors guard was 14 the first time the NBA’s all-star game rolled t...
Feb 15, 2018
Indigenous leaders question Quebec's commitment to feds' new framework
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders are welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to revamp the federal government’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples, but some Quebec chiefs fear the...
Feb 15, 2018
Man who left Quebec hospital with father's body was determined to bury him
MONTREAL - A spat over a death certificate prompted a man to abruptly leave a Montreal-area hospital with the body of his deceased father earlier this week. A spokeswoman for the Anna-Laberge Hospital...
Feb 15, 2018
Ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair fined $2,000 and loses licence for impaired driving
QUEBEC - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair was fined $2,000 and had his licence suspended for a year Thursday after pleading guilty to impaired driving, refusal to obey an order and obstru...
Feb 15, 2018
Feds names five 'superclusters' that will share $950M in government cash
OTTAWA - The federal government named the five winning bids Thursday of its high-tech “superclusters” sweepstakes that will divvy up $950 million of public funding in hope of stoking econo...
Feb 15, 2018
Former Ontario Tory leader Patrick Brown says he's suing CTV News
TORONTO - Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown says he is suing CTV News over its reporting of what he alleges are false accusations of sexual misconduct. Brown said in a Faceb...
Feb 15, 2018
For builders, demand and economy up; so are interest rates
NEW YORK - The outlook from U.S. builders is being buoyed by a strong job market and a sizzling hot economy. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Thur...
Feb 15, 2018