Category Archives: Canadian Press
Allowing students to skip fees will reduce accountability: campus groups
TORONTO - Student organizations say the Ontario government’s decision to allow college and university students to opt out of the fees that fund campus groups, student newspapers and clubs will m...
Jan 17, 2019
Two women investigated for anti-Indigenous comments face mediation circle
OPASKWAYAK CREE NATION, Canada - Two Manitoba women arrested over online comments that threatened violence against Indigenous people were asked to read what was written out loud to elders this week as...
Jan 17, 2019
Lawsuit: Student told her skin was 'too dark' to perform
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A black student has filed a lawsuit against a Kansas school district alleging she was prevented from performing with her high school’s dance team after being told her skin ...
Jan 17, 2019
Harvey Weinstein breaks with his criminal defence lawyer
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is recasting his legal team a month after losing a hard-fought bid to get his sexual assault case thrown out. Weinstein and high-profile defence attorney Benjamin Brafman s...
Jan 17, 2019
Canadian cyclist Mike Woods makes late charge at Santos Tour Down Under
ADELAIDE, Australia - Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan won Stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under on Thursday, surviving a late attack by Canadian Mike Woods. The 32-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the EF E...
Jan 17, 2019
Quebec woman who carried on relationship with young child avoids jail time
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman who carried on an intense, inappropriate relationship with a young girl despite numerous efforts to get her to stop will avoid further jail time. Virginia Genevrier, 4...
Jan 17, 2019
Man charged with killing 12-year-old B.C. girl in 1978 found guilty
VANCOUVER - Family members of a 12-year-old British Columbia girl murdered in 1978 cried, hugged and thanked jurors who found a man guilty of first-degree murder Thursday. Garry Handlen, 71, told unde...
Jan 17, 2019
Gisele Bundchen fires back in feud with Brazilian minister
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian supermodel turned environmental activist Gisele Bundchen is pushing back against the agricultural minister in her homeland, along the way wading into a growing debate about ...
Jan 17, 2019
Canadian teen Shapovalov to meet top-ranked Djokovic at Australian Open
Denis Shapovalov likes to set the tone on the tennis court, using an offence-first approach to dictate pace and force an opponent’s hand. That style worked nicely in his first two matches at the...
Jan 17, 2019
Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for 18-hole lead at LPGA season opener
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada’s Brooke Henderson is tied for the lead after the opening round of the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. The 21-year-old n...
Jan 17, 2019