Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, May 15 --- INDEFINITE IMMIGRATION DETENTION UNDER FIRE: Canada’s immigration regime allows for indefinite and arbitrary detention and is therefore uncon...
May 15, 2017
Donaldson nears return for Blue Jays, Pearce goes to disabled list
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson could return to the Blue Jays lineup as soon as this weekend when Toronto visits Baltimore for a three-game series. The third baseman has been out of the lineup since April 13...
May 15, 2017
Defence presenting case at sentencing hearing of youth who stabbed ex-girlfriend
REGINA - A sentencing hearing for a man who stabbed his former girlfriend to death when they were both 16 is hearing about what his life has been like in custody. Hannah Leflar was stabbed with a hunt...
May 15, 2017
Regulator renews TV licences, imposes roadblocks for shutting local stations
OTTAWA - Canada’s big TV ownership groups will have to jump over new hurdles if they want to shutter any of their local TV stations, according to licence renewals granted Monday by the country&#...
May 15, 2017
Federal cabinet to have oversight in infrastructure bank deals: Morneau
OTTAWA - The Trudeau cabinet will have a say in approving infrastructure projects evaluated by a new agency designed to merge billions in public and private cash - even though it’s supposed to o...
May 15, 2017
Ad featuring Ben Johnson making light of doping draws criticism in Australia
TORONTO - A new Australian commercial that features disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson making light of doping has drawn criticism from the country’s sport minister and prompted its anti-dop...
May 15, 2017
Ticats sign star defensive end John Chick to extension through 2018
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed international defensive end John Chick to a contract extension through the 2018 CFL season. The 24-year-old started all 18 regular season games and the E...
May 15, 2017
Verdict expected in protracted polygamy saga based in southeastern B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A date has been set for a verdict in the trial of two British Columbia men accused of polygamy. A B.C. Supreme Court judge in Cranbrook will issue her ruling July 24 in the trial of ...
May 15, 2017
Sorry, paparazzi, celebs now get private treatment at LAX
LOS ANGELES - Sorry, paparazzi. Celebrities who are sick of being stalked by photographers at Los Angeles International Airport can now find some privacy - not to mention luxury - at a new terminal. T...
May 15, 2017
Noted journalist Javier Valdez killed in Mexico's Sinaloa
MEXICO CITY - Javier Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain Monday in the northern state of Sinaloa, the latest in a wave of jour...
May 15, 2017