Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cheesed off: Food Guide makeover worries farmers as government prepares release
OTTAWA - An overhaul of the Canada Food Guide is set to be released soon, a highly anticipated makeover that will do away with the rainbow visual many Canadians associate with the dietary guide common...
Jan 04, 2019
Immigration minister confident asylum claim backlog will be resolved
CALGARY - Canada’s immigration minister says he is confident a growing backlog of asylum claims will be addressed as the refugee system undergoes some changes. Just over 64,000 refugee claims - ...
Jan 04, 2019
Montana State announcer resigns amid harassment claims
BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana State University’s play-by-play broadcaster for football and men’s basketball has resigned after the university investigated a reporter’s complaint that he ...
Jan 04, 2019
'Black Panther,' 'Crazy Rich Asians' snag PGA nominations
LOS ANGELES - The producers behind hits “Black Panther,” ”Crazy Rich Asians,” ”A Star Is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are among the 10 nominees for the...
Jan 04, 2019
Forced resignation hits National Hispanic Cultural Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico is among the state agencies hit with forced resignations as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham begins her term. Rebecca Avitia, the cen...
Jan 04, 2019
Kazakhstan stays, Denmark relegated at world junior hockey championship
VANCOUVER - Demid Yeremeyev made 25 as Kazakstan avoided relegation at the world junior championship with a 4-0 win over Denmark on Friday. Sayan Daniyar and Davyd Makutski scored first-period goals f...
Jan 04, 2019
Ottawa Senators centre Jean-Gabrieal Pageau ready to return after injury
Ottawa Senators centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau is expected to make his season debut on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing the first 41 games with a torn Achilles tendon. Pageau, who suff...
Jan 04, 2019
Police set up man who falsely confessed to killing B.C. girl in 1978: lawyer
VANCOUVER - Undercover police manipulated a man into falsely confessing he killed a 12-year-old girl in British Columbia over 40 years ago and the Crown has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonabl...
Jan 04, 2019
Slain officer honoured with procession across California town
NEWMAN, Calif. - The flag-draped casket of a California police officer who authorities say was shot to death by a man in the country illegally was carried in a procession Friday through the streets he...
Jan 04, 2019
Britney Spears puts Vegas shows on hold due to dad's health
LAS VEGAS - Britney Spears is putting her planned Las Vegas residency on hold to focus on her father’s recovery from a life-threatening illness. The pop superstar announced Friday she is going o...
Jan 04, 2019