Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto hospital for HIV-AIDS patients doubles capacity after major redevelopment
TORONTO - A group of HIV positive chefs will run a first-of-its-kind pop-up restaurant to combat the stigma faced by people living with the illness. The pop-up is part of a campaign launched by Toront...
Oct 25, 2017
Lawyers for Quebec City mosque shooting suspect oppose release of warrants
QUEBEC - Lawyers for a man accused of killing six men at a mosque in Quebec City last January are appealing a lower court decision to have certain confidential documents made accessible to the media. ...
Oct 25, 2017
'We deserve to know why:' Questions remain as man sentenced for killing wife
REGINA - A Saskatchewan man who has never explained why he shot and killed his wife was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with no chance at parole for 17 years. John Strang was originally charged ...
Oct 25, 2017
'Very risky': Low-flying helicopter pilot didn't see cables before deadly crash
A caffeine-fuelled helicopter pilot who flew low along the treetops of a picturesque New Brunswick river likely never saw unmarked power lines before a 2016 crash that killed a prominent Quebec singer...
Oct 25, 2017
Texas House speaker who slowed conservative agenda retires
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas’ moderate Republican House speaker abruptly announced his retirement Wednesday, clearing the way for the ruling GOP in the nation’s largest conservative state to lurc...
Oct 25, 2017
London exhibition 'Age of Terror' explores art since 9-11
LONDON - A new London exhibition about art since 9-11 begins with images - both familiar and shocking - of the devastated Twin Towers in New York. The Imperial War Museum’s “Age of Terror ...
Oct 25, 2017
Meal replacement company Soylent has imports blocked in Canada
Soylent, the meal replacement drink that’s been called both “the future of food” in breathless headlines and “the end of food” by the New Yorker, can no longer be sold in...
Oct 25, 2017
Bill Morneau to talk to ethics watchdog about his personal fortune
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he will go out of his way to reassure Canadians his personal fortune will not get in the way of his job, but his political rivals are not about to let thing...
Oct 25, 2017
Fats Domino dies at 89; gave rock music a New Orleans flavour
NEW ORLEANS - Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honouring the traditions of the Crescent City,...
Oct 25, 2017
Analysis: Can the GOP survive the Trump presidency?
WASHINGTON - Can the traditional Republican Party survive the presidency of Donald Trump? That existential question, which has nagged at Republicans since Trump’s stunning election one year ago,...
Oct 25, 2017