Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vehicle just avoided collision with plane in Trail, B.C.: transportation board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a close call between a passenger plane and a vehicle at the Trail airport in southeastern British Columbia. In a statement issued Mond...
Dec 24, 2018
Police find body believed to be of missing Toronto woman
Toronto police say they believe they’ve found the body of a 45-year-old woman who went missing in a wooded area. Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook says there is no sign of foul play or trauma to the b...
Dec 24, 2018
Transgender Canadians say death certificates don't reflect their lived identity
While a number of provinces offer gender-neutral birth certificates, many in Canada’s trans and gender-diverse communities say they are concerned their lived identity is not always reflected in ...
Dec 24, 2018
Chinese foreign ministry tells U.S., EU to take Canada to task for Meng arrest
OTTAWA - Western allies’ support for Canada in its argument with China over the arrests of two Canadians on national-security grounds have made China “very dissatisfied,” its foreign...
Dec 24, 2018
Bobrovsky, Rielly and Kucherov named NHL Three Stars of the Week
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was named the NHL’s first star of the week on Monday, while Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly and Tampa Bay Lightning righ...
Dec 24, 2018
Canadian police presence on peacekeeping missions hits 13-year low
OTTAWA - The number of Canadian police officers on UN missions has reached its lowest point in more than a decade despite a shortage of such personnel on many peacekeeping operations and a Liberal pro...
Dec 24, 2018
Montreal Impact re-sign defender Bacary Sagna to one-year deal
MONTREAL - Defender Bacary Sagna has re-signed with the Montreal Impact, agreeing to a one-year deal on Monday. Sagna accumulated 810 minutes of play over nine games with the Impact in 2018. The team ...
Dec 24, 2018
Trump assails Fed as the 'only problem our economy has'
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to assure the public and financial markets that Jerome Powell’s job as ...
Dec 24, 2018
Docs show panel wanted feds to make freedom from poverty 'fundamental right'
OTTAWA - A federal bill aimed at raising more than two million Canadians out of poverty put aside two elements that expert advisers told the Liberals it should include, newly released documents show. ...
Dec 24, 2018
Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade
OTTAWA - Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated. The most formal rituals - speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal assent ceremonies - involve a lot o...
Dec 24, 2018