Category Archives: Canadian Press
Redblacks host Lions looking for first back-to-back wins of season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are looking to do something they haven’t done all season - win two straight games. Ottawa (2-6-1) picked up just its second victory of the season last week as they ...
Aug 25, 2017
Health Canada warns the public of suffocation risks of baby nests
Health Canada is warning the public about the suffocation risk associated with baby nests - small, portable beds with soft, padded sides. Also called baby pods, they are often advertised as multi-func...
Aug 25, 2017
Ontario man pleads guilty to animal cruelty for role in alleged dogfighting ring
An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in connection with an alleged dogfighting ring that was raided by authorities nearly two years ago, the province’s animal welfare agency said ...
Aug 25, 2017
Knife-wielding man shot dead in Brussels 'terror attack'
BRUSSELS - Belgian soldiers shot a man dead in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops with a knife in what prosecutors described as a “terror attack.” Spokeswoman...
Aug 25, 2017
Cocktail queen: Canadian woman wins competition as best bartender of the year
A Canadian has won a competition for the world’s best bartender. Kaitlyn Stewart took top honours at the World Class Bartender of the Year competition in Mexico City this week. Organizers say th...
Aug 25, 2017
MNP selected to review death of boxer after bout in Edmonton in June
Edmonton officials say consulting firm MNP has been selected to review the death of a boxer after a fight in the city earlier this year. Tim Hague, a teacher and former mixed martial arts fighter, die...
Aug 25, 2017
Activists praise feds' move to bring in gender-neutral passports
TORONTO - Canadian activists lobbying for gender-neutral options on government documents say Ottawa has sent an important message in support of their cause by announcing the arrival of passports that ...
Aug 25, 2017
Nova Scotia thief steals thousands worth of old, brightly coloured bills
NEW WATERFORD, N.S. - Police have asked Canadians to be on the lookout for old money, after thousands of dollars in vintage bills dating back to the 1950s were stolen from a Cape Breton home. The cash...
Aug 25, 2017
Fighter jet sale may depend on U.S. trade ruling expected next month
OTTAWA - Defence officials and fighter-jet makers have circled a date in late September as the make-or-break moment for the Liberal government’s plan to buy interim Super Hornets fighter jets fr...
Aug 25, 2017
Canadian teen Shapovalov joins Bouchard, Pospisil in main draw of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Rising Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov will play in the main draw of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Jan Satral of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 6-1-6...
Aug 25, 2017