Category Archives: Canadian Press
Riders receiver Owens' focus is on returning to Grey Cup, not redemption
A return to the Grey Cup - not redemption - is fuelling receiver Chad Owens. He will suit up for the Saskatchewan Roughriders when they visit Toronto in the East Division final this weekend. And Owens...
Nov 16, 2017
Current events disrupt Showtime series on mass shootings
NEW YORK - It came as little surprise to producers, but Showtime’s about-to-conclude documentary series on mass shooting incidents was itself disrupted by mass shootings. Showtime cut back on re...
Nov 16, 2017
Horgan pushes Trudeau to pay its share of $750 million wildfire bill
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says he and Justin Trudeau are “besties,” but that didn’t stop him for applying some pressure on the prime minister Thursday to squeeze more money out...
Nov 16, 2017
Gushue downs Balsdon to stay undefeated through Grand Slam of Curling
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - Brad Gushue keeps rolling through the third Grand Slam of Curling tournament of the season. Gushue, of St. John’s, N.L., edged Greg Balsdon of Kingston, Ont., 7-6 on Thur...
Nov 16, 2017
Montreal-based Beterbiev looking for more after taking IBF title
MONTREAL - Only five days after winning the International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title, Artur Beterbiev was back at work. It seems that the Russian, who has been based in Montreal since 2...
Nov 16, 2017
First Nations want Saskatchewan government to compensate '60s Scoop survivors
REGINA - The head of the organization that represents Saskatchewan First Nations says he appreciates that the province wants to apologize to victims of the ’60s Scoop, but says there must be com...
Nov 16, 2017
Officials identify victims in Atlanta concert shooting
ATLANTA - Officials have released the names of two men killed by gunfire at a rap concert in downtown Atlanta. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday that 21-year-old Ewell Yn...
Nov 16, 2017
Laurier launches third-party investigation after TA plays clip of gender debate
TORONTO - An Ontario university that has raised eyebrows among those concerned with questions of academic freedom has engaged a third-party investigator to probe an incident involving one of its teach...
Nov 16, 2017
Millard claimed he bought incinerator for pet cremation biz, uncle says story false
TORONTO - A man accused of murdering a young Toronto woman and burning her remains in a massive animal incinerator had been telling people in the weeks before her disappearance that he was buying the ...
Nov 16, 2017
U.S. payroll firm challenges Statistics Canada with alternative employment data
TORONTO - An inaugural private-sector Canadian jobs report calculates that the economy actually shed jobs last month, contrary to the sizable gain reported two weeks ago by Statistics Canada. The Cana...
Nov 16, 2017