Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec says Ottawa owes it $300 million for costs related to refugee influx
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said he made progress during Friday’s first ministers’ meeting on his demand that the federal government pay $300 million in compensation to cove...
Dec 07, 2018
'Avengers 4' gets a title, trailer and new release date
LOS ANGELES - The fourth “Avengers” movie finally has a title. Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. said Friday that the highly anticipated, and closely guarded, conclusion to the “...
Dec 07, 2018
Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury picks up 50th World Cup win
RUKA, Finland - The season-opening World Cup moguls event in Ruka has been the site of some of the biggest moments of Mikael Kingsbury’s accomplished career. It’s where the Canadian freest...
Dec 07, 2018
Fractured care system ill-equipped to deal with abuse at Halifax orphanage
HALIFAX - A new report from an ongoing public inquiry into decades of abuse at a Halifax-area orphanage says a fragmented system of care wasn’t equipped to address the needs of children who were...
Dec 07, 2018
UFC boss says Toronto could mark last fight for Holloway as a featherweight
TORONTO - Whatever the outcome of Saturday’s UFC 231 main event between featherweight champion Max (Blessed) Holloway and challenger Brian (T-City) Ortega, UFC president Dana White says it could...
Dec 07, 2018
Winnipeg company's humorous bid to keep kids safe not so funny for parents
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg business is apologizing after a humorous attempt to discourage parents from dropping off their children on its property to attend a nearby elementary school backfired. The sign p...
Dec 07, 2018
Judge issues orders of protection in Cardi B case
NEW YORK - A judge has issued orders of protection against platinum rapper Cardi B in a case involving a melee at a New York strip club. Cardi B appeared in court Friday after a summons was issued on ...
Dec 07, 2018
Trump Justice pick likely to be queried on Mueller comments
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday picked former Attorney General William Barr to once again serve as America’s top law enforcement official. But while his experience and mainstream b...
Dec 07, 2018
UN committee tells Canada to do more on sterilizations of Indigenous women
OTTAWA - Canada has to stop the “extensive forced or coerced sterilization” of Indigenous women and girls in Canada, the United Nations Committee Against Torture told the country on Friday...
Dec 07, 2018
Call centre abruptly closes in Cape Breton, leaving hundreds without work
SYDNEY, N.S. - Politicians offered a glimmer of hope Friday to hundreds of Cape Breton call centre workers grappling with layoffs less than three weeks before Christmas, saying the operation has a ...
Dec 07, 2018