Category Archives: Canadian Press
Comedian Mike Ward says Hells Angels protected him after joke about missing girl
MONTREAL - The Hells Angels are “very good guys,” Quebec comedian Mike Ward says during the latest episode of a popular podcast hosted by American media star Joe Rogan. So good, in fact, t...
Nov 22, 2018
TRC heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women: Sinclair
OTTAWA - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women during its years-long examination of Canada’s residential school legacy, Sen. Murr...
Nov 22, 2018
Romaine lettuce 'particularly susceptible' to E. coli outbreaks
Grocery stores have pulled romaine lettuce off their shelves and many restaurants have stopped serving caesar salads after the leafy green has been linked to an E. coli outbreak for the third time in ...
Nov 22, 2018
After bitter labour dispute, Canadian rugby sevens men happy to be playing again
Its boycott over, the Canadian men’s sevens team leaves Saturday for the first event of the 2018-19 HSBC World Rugby Seven’s Series in Dubai. While the Canadian men worked out on their own...
Nov 22, 2018
Feds studying birth tourism as new data shows higher non-resident birth rates
OTTAWA - With new research showing that more babies are born in Canada to foreign residents than Statistics Canada realized, the federal government is studying the issue of “birth tourism”...
Nov 22, 2018
Russian court challenges International Olympic Committee
MOSCOW - With a pair of gold medals at stake, a Russian court has issued a ruling that directly challenges the authority of the International Olympic Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. ...
Nov 22, 2018
Committee recommends how Humboldt Broncos donations should be divided
SASKATOON - A committee recommending how to distribute $15.2 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says more money should be given to the families of those who die...
Nov 22, 2018
B.C. Opposition Liberals question Speaker's actions in legislature probe
VICTORIA - Party house leaders at the British Columbia legislature rejected a plan by the Speaker to appoint his special adviser to replace the sergeant-at-arms on an acting basis before legislators v...
Nov 22, 2018
Thanksgiving parade recognizes music great Aretha Franklin
DETROIT - Aretha Franklin’s family members travelled in Ford Mustangs to honour the late music great and a high school marching band performed her signature tunes Thursday during Detroit’s...
Nov 22, 2018
Tennis great Billie Jean King feted for 75th birthday
NEW YORK - Billie Jean King is celebrating her 75th birthday, which lands on Thanksgiving this year. The tennis great recently hosted a birthday party at the New-York Historical Society that included ...
Nov 22, 2018