Category Archives: Canadian Press
Apology to Canadians persecuted for being gay coming Nov. 28: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Martine Roy was just 20-years-old and less than a year into her chosen career as a medical assistant with the Canadian Armed Forces at CFB Borden when military police suddenly showed up at he...
Nov 19, 2017
Trudeau mulling China trip in December, free trade talks possible
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is looking at a possible trade trip to China early next month but Canada isn’t ready to launch formal free trade talks with China just yet. Canada and Chin...
Nov 19, 2017
Wizards' Wall to miss game at Toronto with sore left knee
TORONTO - Washington Wizards guard John Wall will miss Sunday’s game at Toronto because of a sore left knee, but coach Scott Brooks said there’s a “great chance” the four-time ...
Nov 19, 2017
Changing of the guard in Toronto FC goal happened without a ripple
TORONTO - It speaks volumes about Toronto FC’s smooth path this year that it made MLS history with a 69-point regular season while manoeuvring a changing of the guard in goal that barely made a ...
Nov 19, 2017
Grassy Narrows seeks treatment centre so residents don't die away from reserve
OTTAWA - Chief Simon Fobister doesn’t have to imagine the grief and anguish and pain that decades of slow-motion mercury poisoning have wrought on the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation. Afte...
Nov 19, 2017
Santa's in town? You need an appointment this year
NEW YORK - Santa Claus may be coming to town, but you’ll need a reservation to see him. At Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street in New York, a chance to sit on Saint Nick’s lap is by...
Nov 19, 2017
Abbotsford, B.C., officer didn't like guns, but didn't hesitate when call came
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - An Abbotsford, B.C., police constable killed in the line of duty was remembered as dedicated and caring, a man who had a gut-busting sense of humour and a dislike for guns. Thousand...
Nov 19, 2017
'I thank you and good night,' Zimbabwe's Mugabe says, ending without announcing resignation
HARARE, Zimbabwe - ‘I thank you and good night,’ Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says, ending without announcing resignation. More coming. The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2017
Jets defenceman Toby Enstrom placed on injured reserve with lower-body injury
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Toby Enstrom will be out for the next eight weeks with a lower-body injury the team announced on Sunday. Enstrom didn’t play the third period of Saturday’s 5-2 win...
Nov 19, 2017
Model accuses Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct
LOS ANGELES - Model Keri Claussen Khalighi has come forward to accuse Def Jam Records mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct in 1991 when she was 17 years old. In a report Sunday in the Los Angele...
Nov 19, 2017