Category Archives: Canadian Press
Whitecaps add young Uruguayan striker, Argentine defender with loan deals
VANCOUVER - An Argentine defender and a Uruguayan forward are the latest additions to the Vancouver Whitecaps’ roster. The Major League Soccer club has completed deals that will see 20-year-old ...
Feb 08, 2019
Ivanka Trump says dad did not help with security clearance
WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump says her father, President Donald Trump, did not play a role in granting security clearances to her or to her husband, Jared Kushner. Ivanka Trump - a senior White House advi...
Feb 08, 2019
Timeline: Convictions that have led to consecutive murder sentences in Canada
The sentencing Friday of Alexandre Bissonnette in Quebec City and Bruce McArthur in Toronto in two horrific multiple murder cases has again shone light on a provision of the Criminal Code allowing kil...
Feb 08, 2019
Alberta strikes working group to make recommendations to ban conversion therapy
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has created a working group to determine the most effective way to ban conversion therapy. Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says the practice is both damaging and hatefu...
Feb 08, 2019
O'Regan to visit Cat Lake First Nation at request of community's chief
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan says he will visit a northern Ontario First Nation to see its housing situation at the request of the community’s chief. O’Regan ...
Feb 08, 2019
Lil Baby arrested, accused of reckless driving in a Corvette
ATLANTA - Rapper Lil Baby was arrested in Atlanta after he recklessly passed other cars at high speed in an orange Corvette and tried to flee a state trooper, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Th...
Feb 08, 2019
No personalized licence plate for Saskatchewan driver named 'Assman'
REGINA - It may be his last name, but it doesn’t mean he can have it on his licence plate. Saskatchewan Government Insurance recently rejected David Assman's request to get his last name on a pe...
Feb 08, 2019
Norwegians continue run of gold at frosty World Cup biathlon in Alberta
CANMORE, Alta. - Norway continued to dominate the biathlon World Cup in Canmore, Alta., winning the men’s relay in frigid conditions Friday for a third gold medal. Johannes Thingnes Boe, Vetle S...
Feb 08, 2019
York 9 FC signs St. Kitts & Nevis international defender Justin Springer
TORONTO - York 9 FC has made St. Kitts & Nevis defender Justin Springer its first internationally capped signing. The Canadian Premier League team also added Canadian midfielder Emilio Estevez and...
Feb 08, 2019
Old building housing temporary Senate makes new cameras shake
OTTAWA - The long-delayed introduction of cameras to broadcast meetings of the Senate is proceeding after a shaky start. The House of Commons has been televised for more than 40 years but the Senate i...
Feb 08, 2019