Category Archives: Canadian Press
Successful lawyers more likely to experience mental health problems
TORONTO - New Canadian research suggests lawyers are more likely to experience mental health struggles the more successful they are in their field. The study from the University of Toronto, slated for...
Oct 22, 2017
Quebec women who've worn niqabs discuss province's controversial neutrality bill
MONTREAL - Warda Naili says the first time she donned a niqab six years ago, it became a part of her. The Quebec woman, a convert to Islam, said she decided to cover her face out of a desire to practi...
Oct 22, 2017
International students won't face immigration penalties over college strike: officials
Tens of thousands of international students affected by a faculty strike at Ontario colleges are being reassured by immigration officials that they won’t be penalized for a delay that is beyond ...
Oct 22, 2017
'I couldn't show fear:' Saskatchewan woman recounts conversation with a killer
REGINA - After John Strang shot and killed his wife in their Saskatchewan home, he drove his Jeep - packed with guns, ammunition, handcuffs and duct tape - to the home of a female friend for a chillin...
Oct 22, 2017
Judge praises sex-assault victim, jails her abusive former supervisor
HALIFAX - He was her supervisor and sexually abused her for months - repeatedly groping her and making sexual comments, all under the guise of joking around. Now a 51-year-old Halifax man is going to ...
Oct 22, 2017
Trick-or-treat shifts to skate-or-swim as cities strive for healthy Halloween
REGINA - The gleeful “trick or treat” that children shout when they call at houses on Halloween is getting a healthier response in some cities across Canada. Instead of candy, little ghost...
Oct 22, 2017
Record-setting astronaut Scott Kelly to speak in Ohio
CINCINNATI - The astronaut who spent a U.S. record-breaking year in space will launch the Cincinnati Museum Center’s fall lecture series. Scott Kelly will speak Wednesday evening at Cincinnati&#...
Oct 22, 2017
World Health Organization revokes appointment of Mugabe
JOHANNESBURG - The head of the U.N. health agency has revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a “goodwill ambassador” after the choice drew widespread critic...
Oct 22, 2017
No joke: TV host Letterman honoured with Mark Twain Prize
WASHINGTON - David Letterman was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Sunday night for his record run on late-night TV, innovative comedy routines and for helping the nation start to heal by reassuring th...
Oct 22, 2017
NewsAlert: Head of World Health Organization withdraws appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador
JOHANNESBURG - Head of World Health Organization withdraws appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. More coming. The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2017