Category Archives: Canadian Press
Yale dean is placed on leave over offensive Yelp reviews
HARTFORD, Conn. - A Yale University dean has been placed on leave over offensive reviews she made on Yelp, including one in which she refers to customers of a local restaurant as “white trash.&#...
May 18, 2017
Canadian Rory MacDonald ready to rumble in Bellator debut in London
Canadian Rory MacDonald, a former UFC welterweight contender, isn’t thinking about titles as he makes his Bellator debut. “Honestly I’m not too worried about being champ. I’m j...
May 18, 2017
Russian foreign minister mocks media over Trump disclosures
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has mocked U.S. news reports suggesting President Donald Trump shared sensitive intelligence with him about terror threats involving laptops on...
May 18, 2017
Liberals want infrastructure cash to reduce impacts of flooding, Sohi says
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are looking to push more of the billions they plan to spend on infrastructure in the next decade directly into flood mitigation, hoping to avoid repeats of disasters in Q...
May 18, 2017
Sexual assault education now required for new Ontario judges
TORONTO - Training on sexual assault issues will now be required for new provincial judges in Ontario, following outcry over judges’ comments about complainants in other parts of the country. A ...
May 18, 2017
Ottawa to review Boeing military bids in Canada after battle with Bombardier
The federal government hinted Thursday that Boeing should not take future military contracts with Canada for granted, a veiled threat that coincided with a spat between the aerospace giant and rival B...
May 18, 2017
Reactions to the death of Fox News founder Roger Ailes
NEW YORK - “He has dramatically and forever changed the political and the media landscape singlehandedly for the better.” - Sean Hannity. “Deeply saddened by death of Roger Ailes. He...
May 18, 2017
Latest: Cornell's death leads to cancellation of rock fest
DETROIT - The Latest on the death of musician Chris Cornell in Detroit (all times local): 3 p.m. A rock festival in suburban St. Louis has been cancelled following the death of Soundgarden singer Chri...
May 18, 2017
Online campaign to raise funds for indigenous writers tops $55,000
TORONTO - A campaign to raise money for a prize recognizing emerging indigenous writers has blown well past its $10,000 goal. As of late Thursday afternoon, the Emerging Indigenous Voices award had ra...
May 18, 2017
Refugee claimant who walked across Manitoba border granted refugee status
WINNIPEG - Five months after nearly freezing to death on a treacherous walk across the Canada-U.S. border, and still learning to get along without the 10 fingers and thumbs he lost to frostbite, Seidu...
May 18, 2017