Category Archives: Canadian Press
Homeless veterans offered short-term housing, supports in Halifax
HALIFAX - Homeless veterans in Halifax will get access to short-term housing in a pilot project described as the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada. The two agencies involved - Veterans Emergency Tr...
Sep 01, 2017
Canadian troops in Latvia prepare for massive Russian military exercise
OTTAWA - Canadian troops in Latvia will have front-row seats to a massive Russian military exercise this month that has set NATO on edge and sparked calls for calm across eastern Europe. Scheduled to ...
Sep 01, 2017
Promoters: Pacquiao-Horn rematch won't happen this year
BRISBANE, Australia - Manny Pacquiao won’t box Jeff Horn in a rematch of their WBO world welterweight title fight this year because the Filipino senator will be busy with government duties. Pacq...
Sep 01, 2017
Ontario man protests in underwear outside court over seizure of pot, bong
A man from southern Ontario is resorting to some partial nudity to get his bong and medical marijuana back from local police. Wearing nothing but socks, running shoes and a pair of brightly coloured b...
Sep 01, 2017
UofO student union won't be allowed to use naloxone at orientation week over liability concerns
Student leaders running the University of Ottawa’s orientation week events won’t be allowed to administer the opioid antidote naloxone in the event of an overdose due to liability concerns...
Sep 01, 2017
N.B. man fined after Ecuadorean woman caught crossing U.S. border on paddle boat
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - A New Brunswick man has admitted conspiring to smuggle a 46-year-old Ecuadorean woman into the U.S. on a paddle boat. RCMP say the woman entered Maine illegally via the Saint John R...
Sep 01, 2017
Whistleblowing engineer who exposed Champlain Bridge woes faces sanction
MONTREAL - An engineer who told a reporter about structural damage to Montreal’s Champlain Bridge before mentioning it to his employer has pleaded guilty to breaking confidentiality rules that g...
Sep 01, 2017
Campaign to fight MS spearheaded by Christine Sinclair raises record funds
TORONTO - A&W’s “Burgers to Beat MS campaign,” spearheaded by Canadian soccer captain Christine Sinclair, raised a record $1.85 million this year. The restaurant chain has raised...
Sep 01, 2017
Canadian women drop to No. 5 in FIFA world rankings but still close gap on rivals
TORONTO - While Canada has slipped one spot to No. 5 in the latest FIFA world rankings, coach John Herdman sees only positives. With 2,027 points, Canada trails fourth-place France by just three point...
Sep 01, 2017
Calgary sculpture never meant to be Indigenous: mayor and Treaty 7 chiefs
Calgary’s mayor and seven chiefs in southern Alberta say a controversial sculpture along a city interchange was never meant to be Indigenous art. Naheed Nenshi and Treaty 7 leaders have released...
Sep 01, 2017