Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump law firm calls alleged Bloom County letter a 'fake'
NEW YORK - A law firm representing President Donald Trump is disputing internet reports that it sent a “cease and desist” letter to the creator of Bloom County. Emily M. Thall, director of...
May 26, 2017
Another deep playoff run seems unlikely for Senators in near future
While the sting was still fresh from a defeat in double overtime, the Ottawa Senators were already hopefully looking to the future after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. “We’ve got ...
May 26, 2017
Health Canada approves new supervised consumption sites in B.C. and Montreal
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved plans to create four new supervised consumption sites in British Columbia and Quebec, but some health officials say the approvals fall short of meeting the needs in...
May 26, 2017
Boppers Back: Blue Jays activate Donaldson and Tulowitzki from disabled list
TORONTO - The injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays received some welcome relief Friday as two of the team’s star players returned after extended absences. Third baseman Josh Donaldson and shortstop ...
May 26, 2017
Canada's young women's basketball team loses 64-42 to No. 2-ranked Spain
TORRELAVEGA, Spain - Canada’s women’s basketball team dropped a 64-42 decision to Spain to open their five-game European exhibition series. Ruth Hamblin of Houston, B.C., had 13 points and...
May 26, 2017
Deadly Manchester bombing hits close to home for members of the Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - Monday’s deadly bombing in Manchester hit members of the Toronto Wolfpack hard. The majority of the rugby league team call northern England home and know the city and Manchester Arena ...
May 26, 2017
Partial list of attacks on transit drivers: Assaults often during fare disputes
Winnipeg Transit is proposing a pilot project to test safety barriers for bus drivers following the fatal stabbing of one of its employees last winter. A city council committee is to consider the reco...
May 26, 2017
Workers dangle from cables after partial building collapse
OAKLAND, Calif. - Scaffolding and wet concrete gave way at a building site in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday, leaving construction workers dangling from metal cables and rebar and injuring at le...
May 26, 2017
Quebec teen sentenced to six months in plot to kill fellow classmates
ST-HYACINTHE, Que. - A 14-year-old Quebec teen has been sentenced to six months detention for his part in a plot to kill fellow classmates. A spokesman for the Crown’s office confirmed todayR...
May 26, 2017
Roundup of Nova Scotia campaign news
HALIFAX - (NSElxn-Tories) The widow of a man who died days after languishing in the hallway of a Halifax ER laid blame on the Liberal government Friday for what she says is a crisis in the health care...
May 26, 2017