Category Archives: Canadian Press
Byron scores twice, Canadiens beat Senators to sweep home-and-home set
OTTAWA - The losses are accumulating on and off the ice for the Ottawa Senators this week. Thanks to a two-goal effort from Paul Byron, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Senators 5-2 on Thursday for...
Dec 06, 2018
Alberta couple facing new trial in son's meningitis death want charge dropped
LETHBRIDGE- A couple facing a second trial in the meningitis death of their son are calling for charges against them to be dropped and an estimated $4 million from Alberta Justice. David Stephan and h...
Dec 06, 2018
B.C. legislature Speaker threatens to resign; defends handling of suspensions
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia’s legislature has promised to resign if a financial audit he is recommending doesn’t prompt public outrage and back his handling of a controversy...
Dec 06, 2018
Fighters not swayed by risk of head trauma in combat sports like boxing and MMA
The severe traumatic brain injury suffered by Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has pushed the subject of head trauma in combat sports back into the spotlight. There are no easy solutions in either boxi...
Dec 06, 2018
Vice-Admiral Norman leaked cabinet secrets for more than a year, Crown alleges
OTTAWA - New court documents have sketched out the Crown’s case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, alleging the suspended military officer tried to undermine and influence the federal cabinetR...
Dec 06, 2018
United Conservative leader regrets comments on gay hospital visitation rights
EDMONTON - Alberta’s United Conservative leader says he regrets comments made in his earlier days about overturning a law extending hospital visitation rights to gay couples during the 1980s AID...
Dec 06, 2018
UFC boss says former NFLer with violent past deserves a second chance
TORONTO - A former football player chased from the NFL following a domestic violence charge. And a female fighter whose husband faces a charge of attempted murder for allegedly assaulting her. UFC pre...
Dec 06, 2018
Hazing has long history, based on solidifying power, status within group: experts
TORONTO - It’s been called a rite of passage, a bonding ritual, a way to initiate novice members into a fraternity, elite sports team or military unit through physical and mental challenges - wi...
Dec 06, 2018
Huawei arrest in Canada adds new wrinkle to fraught China-U.S. trade relations
WASHINGTON - If trade ties between China and the United States had a Facebook page, this week’s relationship status would surely read, “It’s complicated.” Even more so now: Inv...
Dec 06, 2018
Salvation Army in Calgary lacking toy donations; closes warehouse
CALGARY - The Salvation Army in Calgary says it has had to cancel volunteer shifts and close a warehouse because the agency hasn’t received enough Christmas toys for workers to sort. There are 7...
Dec 06, 2018