Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada on track for World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifying win over the U.S.
Coach Jeff Williams had a simple message for his Canadian under-20 team in the wake of its 46-12 win over the U.S. in the first leg of their World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifier. “We told the guys t...
Jun 14, 2017
Mounties should investigate deaths of indigenous teenagers in Thunder Bay: MP
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Charlie Angus is urging the public safety minister to launch an RCMP investigation into the deaths of two indigenous teenagers in Thunder Bay, Ont. In a letter to Ralph Goodale rel...
Jun 14, 2017
Highlights of TSB report on whale-watching capsizing off British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Key findings of the Transportation Safety Board on causes and contributing factors in the capsizing of the Leviathan II, along with some recommendations made by the board: - Conditions wer...
Jun 14, 2017
Official: 12 Turkish agents to be charged for DC melee
WASHINGTON - Police are set to announce charges against a dozen Turkish security agents who were involved in a violent altercation when Turkey’s president visited Washington last month, a U.S. o...
Jun 14, 2017
QB Mike Reilly begins 5th year with Eskimos, aims for offence to fly higher
EDMONTON - Mike Reilly was born to run, but in his fifth season with the Edmonton Eskimos, the quarterback with the Methuselah beard has pretty much run out of things to experience. Reilly has had thr...
Jun 14, 2017
Alberta Christian school worried school division could ban Bible verses
CAMROSE, Alta. - A Christian school southeast of Edmonton says it fears the school division is moving to censor what parts of the Bible can be taught. Several Bible verses were to be included in a han...
Jun 14, 2017
Government eases restrictions on Canadian military mission in Ukraine
OTTAWA - The military has quietly expanded its footprint in Ukraine, giving commanders free rein to send their troops anywhere - except where they might run into Russian forces or separatist rebels. C...
Jun 14, 2017
Swayze Waters hoping to calm B.C. Lions' kicking game in CFL return
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A fourth crack at the NFL ended the same way as the first three for Swayze Waters - by getting cut. Despite that disappointment last summer, the veteran kicker and punter left the Car...
Jun 14, 2017
Elderly woman who pushed 79-year-old man won't be charged in his death:RCMP
HALIFAX - The Mounties have decided against laying charges in the Nova Scotia nursing home death of a 79-year-old man who was pushed by a female resident, fell down and smashed his head on the floor. ...
Jun 14, 2017
Legalizing cannabis could help reduce opioid use: experts
OTTAWA - Leading medical experts say legalizing cannabis may offer new hope to one day reduce the use of opioids -powerful drugs frequently prescribed for the treatment of pain. Dr. Mark Ware, a globa...
Jun 14, 2017