Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau credits Liberal economic agenda for upset win in Quebec byelection
OTTAWA - A triumphant Justin Trudeau contends the Liberals’ stunning byelection victory in Quebec’s nationalist heartland is a vote of confidence in his government’s economic agenda....
Oct 24, 2017
Bill held after abuse victims' lawyer questions reorganization of church diocese
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia legislature committee has shelved a private members bill that would reorganize the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth amid concerns from a lawyer representing sexua...
Oct 24, 2017
Federal court clears way for immigrant teen to get abortion
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for a 17-year-old immigrant held in custody in Texas to obtain an abortion. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...
Oct 24, 2017
Polish band members plead not guilty to raping woman on bus
SPOKANE, Wash. - All four members of a Polish heavy metal band have pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and raping a woman on their tour bus after a concert this summer in Washington state. Th...
Oct 24, 2017
Canada to host first leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier against Uruguay B.C. Place
VANCOUVER - Kingsley Jones got an early taste of what’s waiting for him if he can get Canada past Uruguay and into the 2019 Rugby World Cup - a lot of attention from back home. Hired last month ...
Oct 24, 2017
B.C. auditor takes aim at inadequate management of grizzly populations
VICTORIA - Hunters in British Columbia kill up to 300 grizzly bears every year, but it is habitat loss that is actually the greatest threat to the imposing predators, says auditor general Carol Bellri...
Oct 24, 2017
'Unfortunate' provinces, territories not part of child welfare ruling: Philpott
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says provinces and territories have not been at the table to the extent they need to be -up until now - to address issues with First Nations child w...
Oct 24, 2017
GOP Sen. Flake, a vocal Trump critic, won't seek re-election
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election next year, delivering a forceful condemnation of the “flagrant disregard of truth and decency” and b...
Oct 24, 2017
Woman says she slipped on sandwich leftovers, sues store
DOVER, Del. - A Delaware judge says a woman who says she slipped on the remnants of a sandwich can continue her lawsuit against a popular convenience store chain. Lisa Donovan says she slipped and fel...
Oct 24, 2017
Ex-world snooker champ banned for breaching betting rules
BRISTOL, England - Former world snooker champion Stuart Bingham was given a six-month ban on Tuesday for breaking rules about betting on matches, including those in which he was playing. Bingham was f...
Oct 24, 2017