Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chief of Defence Staff orders acceptance of sex assault panel recommendations
OTTAWA - Canada’s top soldier accepted an internal report Tuesday that condemned the military for failing a former master corporal whose case spawned a crackdown on sexual misconduct in the mili...
Jun 02, 2017
'Mark my words:' Alberta's Notley says pipeline coming no matter B.C. politics
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants everyone to mark her words: the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will go ahead to deliver her province’s oil to the West Coast and jobs to British...
Jun 02, 2017
Lake Huron site best suited for nuclear-waste bunker, OPG report affirms
TORONTO - A new report from Ontario Power Generation overwhelmingly affirms the utility’s long-held position that the best place for a nuclear-waste bunker is on the Lake Huron shoreline. One of...
Jun 02, 2017
Cop who killed Tamir Rice fired for job application omission
CLEVELAND - The police officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice was fired Tuesday for failing to disclose that he had been forced out of another department before Cleveland hired him, while his partner ...
Jun 02, 2017
Highlights of Ontario's planned changes to labour laws
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced a host of changes to labour laws in the province, as the changing nature of work leaves people with less secure jobs, fewer benefits and fewer pr...
Jun 02, 2017
Orridge says groundwork for success in place for next CFL commissioner
TORONTO - Jeffrey Orridge has some friendly advice for his successor: Stay the course. Orridge will step down as CFL commissioner June 30 after just over two years on the job. The search for Orridge...
Jun 02, 2017
A look at what minimum-wage workers get paid across Canada
The Ontario government has announced plans to raise its minimum wage to $14 an hour on Jan. 1, 2018 and to $15 an hour the following year. Here’s a look at what minimum-wage workers are paid acr...
Jun 02, 2017
Meet P.K. Subban's sidekick and the Preds secret weapon vs. Crosby and Malkin
PITTSBURGH - Mattias Ekholm’s teammates wonder why it took so long for the 27-year-old Nashville Predators defenceman to get his due. “You ask anyone in our room, he’s been an elite ...
Jun 02, 2017
Man accused of tossing beer can onto Jays field pleads guilty to mischief
TORONTO - A man who tossed a beer can onto the field during a dramatic Blue Jays playoff game last fall has pleaded guilty to mischief in connection with the incident. In an agreed statement of facts ...
Jun 02, 2017
Coach Octavio Zambrano looks for balance in first roster selection
TORONTO - Octavio Zambrano, in his first roster selection as Canadian head coach, has opted for an experienced core augmented by a lot of youth. Zambrano, appointed Canadian coach on March 17, named a...
Jun 02, 2017