Category Archives: Canadian Press
Blackhawks deal Panarin and Hjalmarsson, get Saad back
CHICAGO - General manager Stan Bowman promised changes were coming after the Chicago Blackhawks were swept in the first round of the playoffs. Boy, he wasn’t kidding. Chicago re-acquired Brandon...
Jun 23, 2017
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked ...
Jun 23, 2017
Coyotes get D Niklas Hjalmarsson in trade with Blackhawks
CHICAGO - The Arizona Coyotes acquired Niklas Hjalmarsson in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, adding a dependable defenceman during a time of turmoil for the franchise. The 30-year-old H...
Jun 23, 2017
QuickList: 10 cannabis guidelines released in American Journal of Public Health
OTTAWA - Public health and medical experts are supporting 10 new recommendations to help reduce health risks associated with using cannabis. The recommendations, published in the American Journal of P...
Jun 23, 2017
Money key: Leaders say damaged rail line to Churchill could be fixed in 2 months
WINNIPEG - Indigenous leaders say a broken train line that has cut off land access to Churchill in northern Manitoba could be fixed in two months if governments and the railway’s owner would put...
Jun 23, 2017
Ottawa seeks 'clarity' in court on tribunal findings on First Nations health
OTTAWA - The Liberal government said Friday it is going to Federal Court to seek “clarity” on two aspects of a compliance order issued in May by a quasi-judicial human rights tribunal on t...
Jun 23, 2017
Lawyers seek to free inmate featured in 'Making a Murderer'
MADISON, Wis. - Attorneys for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” petitioned for his immediate release Friday after a federal appeals court ruled that his...
Jun 23, 2017
University of Missouri revokes Cosby's honorary degree
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has voted unanimously to revoke an honorary degree it granted to Bill Cosby. University system President Mun Choi recommended that ...
Jun 23, 2017
Potentially fatal large-mammal sedative 'likely' detected in N.S. street drugs
HALIFAX - One of the most potent opioids on the planet has likely made its way to the East Coast - and it poses a deadly risk for street drug users, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer said Frid...
Jun 23, 2017
Experts offer advice for mitigating health risks of legalized marijuana
OTTAWA - Six of the country’s leading health organizations endorse 10 new cannabis recommendations designed to help reduce the risks associated with Canadians using marijuana - which is set to b...
Jun 23, 2017