Category Archives: Canadian Press
Egyptian official: 14 policemen killed southwest of Cairo
CAIRO - Militants killed 14 policemen and wounded eight in a shootout during a raid Friday on a militants’ hideout southwest of Cairo, an Egyptian security official said. The exchange took place...
Oct 20, 2017
Argos defence wary of threats versatile Bombers' Andrew Harris presents
TORONTO - Winnipeg won’t have its top receiver for its game in Toronto on Saturday, but Argonauts linebacker Bear Woods doesn’t expect the Blue Bombers’ offence to skip a beat. That&...
Oct 20, 2017
Vegas shooting doesn't change opinions on guns: AP-NORC poll
ATLANTA - The slaying of five dozen people in Las Vegas did little to change Americans’ opinions about gun laws. The nation is closely divided on whether restricting firearms would reduce such m...
Oct 20, 2017
Halifax lawyer who argued he was singled out disbarred for misconduct
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has disbarred Lyle Howe in a disciplinary panel ruling that says the high-profile defence lawyer lied repeatedly to the courts. The penalty was anno...
Oct 20, 2017
Morneau faces more questions despite promise to sell shares, use blind trust
OTTAWA - Cracks began to show in Bill Morneau’s cucumber-cool countenance Friday as the finance minister faced still more questions about the handling of his personal fortune, even after pledgin...
Oct 20, 2017
'I'm just so furious': Mother and son both fall victim to Equifax Canada hack
TORONTO - Robin Harvey thought she was being financially prudent when she urged her son to sign up to monitor their credit files at Equifax Canada in 2013. Her son was graduating from university at th...
Oct 20, 2017
KFC Twitter follows 11 Herbs and Spices, intrigues internet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Twitter user has earned kudos online for discovering a subtle message on KFC’s account. The KFC account follows just 11 users; five of them are former members of the Spice Gi...
Oct 20, 2017
Putin brands Canada's adoption of new Magnitsky law as political gamesmanship
OTTAWA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Canada of playing “unconstructive political games” by passing its own Magnitsky law this week. Putin made the comments Thursday in the...
Oct 20, 2017
Governments shouldn't tell women what to wear and what not to wear: Trudeau
ALMA, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again waded into the debate on Quebec’s Bill 62 on Friday, saying governments should not be telling women what to wear and what not to wear. “I w...
Oct 20, 2017
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne moves to sue Opposition leader for defamation
TORONTO - Ontario’s premier took another step toward a defamation lawsuit against the province’s Opposition leader Friday after he refused to retract comments suggesting she is personally ...
Oct 20, 2017