Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran kicker Medlock hopes to give Bombers a big boost vs. Stampeders
WINNIPEG - Justin Medlock is glad he’s not watching the CFL playoffs from his couch. The Blue Bombers kicker had contemplated retiring after last season, but he instead signed a one-year contrac...
Nov 16, 2018
Road to the Vanier: Huskies look to upset Mustangs, X-Men to visit Rouge et Or
Every opposing coach in the Canada West football pre-season coaches poll had the Saskatchewan Huskies ranked last among conference teams. Each one of those coaches is now out of the post-season mix al...
Nov 16, 2018
Federal fall update expected to offer more support for struggling news industry
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to lay out fresh plans next week to support Canada’s struggling news industry. The measures, expected in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s fall ec...
Nov 16, 2018
Redblacks should be well aware of Tiger-Cats receiver Bralon Addison
HAMILTON - Bralon Addison won’t have the element of surprise working for him Sunday when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats face the Ottawa Redblacks in the CFL’s East Division final. The five-foot-n...
Nov 16, 2018
University of Ottawa scholar sues group that said he 'slandered' Poland
WARSAW, Poland - A prominent Canadian historian said Friday he is suing a Polish organization for libel after it waged a public campaign last year accusing him of slandering Poland’s good name f...
Nov 16, 2018
William Goldman, Oscar winner for 'Butch Cassidy,' has died
NEW YORK - William Goldman, the screenwriter and Hollywood wise man who won Academy Awards for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men” and summ...
Nov 16, 2018
Golden Globes group gives $300,000 to wildfire victims
LOS ANGELES - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving $300,000 to help the victims of California’s deadly wildfires. The organization best known for creating and organizing the Golden ...
Nov 16, 2018
DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday proposed a major overhaul to the way colleges and universities handle sexual misconduct complaints, adding protections for students accused of assault and har...
Nov 16, 2018
US industrial production ticks up 0.1 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - U.S. industry expanded slightly in October, with manufacturing growth offsetting declines in mining and utility production. Industrial production ticked up a modest 0.1 per cent, the fift...
Nov 16, 2018
Federal MPs denounce controversial Facebook post targeting Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he was heartened to see Conservative MPs denouncing a hateful Facebook post that targeted him. The “Okanagan Conservatives” posted a photo and ...
Nov 16, 2018