Category Archives: Canadian Press
Prince Charles says he'll keep views to himself when king
LONDON - Britain’s Prince Charles has pledged not to interfere in the affairs of state when he becomes king, seeking to dispel concerns about his past activism on issues ranging from global warm...
Nov 08, 2018
IOC president has 'serious concerns' about boxing federation
ROME - The election of an Uzbek businessman accused of ties to organized crime as president of AIBA isn’t the IOC’s only problem with the amateur boxing association. Gafur Rakhimov, who is...
Nov 08, 2018
2026 Milan-Cortina bid moves forward without gov't funding
ROME - IOC President Thomas Bach gave his blessing Thursday for the joint Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics to move forward without funding from the Italian government. Th...
Nov 08, 2018

OHL appears to have government support in fight against paying players
Commissioner David Branch is standing firm in his belief that the players in the Ontario Hockey League are there for the love of the game, and shouldn’t be getting paid for their services. It ap...
Nov 08, 2018

Accosting Acosta: will president pay political price for banning CNN reporter?
WASHINGTON - One dramatic White House expulsion might have gotten much of the attention Thursday, but there’s been another that free-speech advocates say must not be ignored: the banning of CNN ...
Nov 08, 2018
Marine combat veteran kills 12 in rampage at California bar
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Terrified patrons hurled barstools through windows to escape or threw their bodies protectively on top of friends as a Marine combat veteran killed 12 people at a country music...
Nov 08, 2018

'Shelves will be empty:' Supply of food in question after fire at Iqaluit store
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Grocery retailers were moving Thursday to ensure critical supplies remained available in Nunavut’s capital after a fire destroyed significant parts of Iqaluit’s largest ...
Nov 08, 2018

'A story of incredibly bad timing': Canadian last to die before armistice
HALIFAX - Moments before the armistice ending the First World War took effect on Nov. 11, 1918, a sniper’s bullet sliced the morning air. It struck a Canadian soldier in the chest as he emerged ...
Nov 08, 2018

Ginsburg, 85, hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs in fall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in the hospital. The court says the justice went to George ...
Nov 08, 2018

McGill University to hold referendum on changing team nickname
Ross Montour says the time is right for McGill University to change its team nickname. Montour, a chief on the Mohawk Council of Kahnawa:ke, says that his First Nations community south of Montreal wou...
Nov 08, 2018