Category Archives: Canadian Press
First-round picks Warmoth, Pearson sign with Blue Jays, practise in Toronto
TORONTO - In Nate Pearson’s first visit to Toronto he got right down to the business of being a tourist, going to the CN Tower and dining with his family in the revolving restaurant at the top o...
Jun 28, 2017
Quebec in spat with group representing Canada's generic pharmaceutical industry
QUEBEC - The association representing Canada’s generic pharmaceutical industry is slamming the Quebec government’s plan to resort to tendering in order to get cheaper generic prescription ...
Jun 28, 2017
Justice Dept. group honours transgender teen in bathroom case
WASHINGTON - A transgender teen who sued to be able to use the boys’ bathroom was honoured Wednesday by members of a Justice Department whose leadership undercut his landmark case before it coul...
Jun 28, 2017
Sept. 11 worker facing deportation is freed from detention
NEW YORK - A onetime Sept. 11 World Trade Center cleanup volunteer who faces possible deportation over a 1990 drug conviction but was pardoned by the governor was freed from immigration detention on W...
Jun 28, 2017
Fed approves dividend, buyback plans of all 34 biggest banks
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has given the green light to all 34 of the biggest banks in the U.S. to raise their dividends and buy back shares, judging their financial foundations sturdy enough to...
Jun 28, 2017
Ottawa Redblacks, Calgary Stampeders aim to break stalemate in Week 2
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders’ home-opener Thursday against the Ottawa Redblacks just feels like continuation of their tie to start the season last week. “Maybe you should just do total...
Jun 28, 2017
Canada is not about 'bricks and mortar,' PM tells critics of Canada 150 choices
CHARLOTTETOWN - Justin Trudeau pointed Thursday to an icebreaker’s voyage as a fine example of Canada 150 celebrations, but critics say he’s missed the boat in terms of a lasting, bricks-a...
Jun 28, 2017
Bridges takes chilled approach in heated political rhetoric
Jeff Bridges played a president in “The Contender,” a political flick released nearly two decades ago in the wake of President Bill Clinton’s White House scandals. But when it comes ...
Jun 28, 2017
Man accused of wanting to 'destroy' ex-wife found guilty in online harassment
VANCOUVER - A man accused of trying to emotionally ruin the life of his ex-wife using online posts showed little emotion as a B.C. Supreme Court jury declared him guilty of criminal harassment on Wedn...
Jun 28, 2017
Several injured, horse put down in stage coach crash near Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say several people were injured and a horse had to be euthanized when a stage coach plunged about 12 meters down a ravine near Williams Lake, B.C. The horse-pulled coach bel...
Jun 28, 2017