Category Archives: Canadian Press
Baseball agent, trainer sentenced on smuggling convictions
MIAMI - A sports agent and a baseball trainer convicted of operating a sophisticated, sometimes violent network that smuggled Cuban players to the U.S. were sentenced to prison Thursday. U.S. District...
Nov 02, 2017
Malkin scores go-ahead goal on power play to lift Penguins over Oilers 3-2
EDMONTON - A game against the struggling Edmonton Oilers was what they Pittsburgh Penguins needed to get their road trip back on track. Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in the th...
Nov 02, 2017
Maple Leaf recalls chicken breast strips due to possible bacteria
OTTAWA - Maple Leaf Foods is recalling one of its chicken products due to possible contamination. The firm says the national recall of its chicken breast strips is due to possible toxins produced by S...
Nov 02, 2017
Quebec men accused in sophisticated N.B. lab operation get stay of proceedings
QUEBEC - A Quebec chemist and his sons charged with production of ecstasy and conspiracy to produce the drug have obtained a stay of proceedings after it took too long for their case to get to trial. ...
Nov 02, 2017
Philpott calls emergency meeting with provinces on Indigenous child welfare
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is calling for an emergency meeting early next year on Aboriginal child welfare, declaring that the current situation resembles the horrors of Canad...
Nov 02, 2017
Vancouver eyes San Francisco program to protect cherished community businesses
VANCOUVER - It wasn’t until he announced plans to shut down that Jerry Wolfman learned just how much the outdoor store his father started 70 years ago means to Vancouver. “It’s like ...
Nov 02, 2017
Ontario strengthening police oversight, redefining core police duties
TORONTO - Sweeping changes to Ontario’s policing laws were introduced Thursday, including strengthening oversight, making it possible to suspend officers without pay and redefining police duties...
Nov 02, 2017
Charm offensive: Montrealers to choose a mayor on Sunday in era of prosperity
MONTREAL - While it is generally accepted that Montreal is experiencing a period of economic prosperity not seen in a generation, the city’s mayor appears to be having a tough time ensuring he&#...
Nov 02, 2017
TSB says pilots should be tested for alcohol and drug use to prevent crashes
VANCOUVER - The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a repo...
Nov 02, 2017
Oland to face retrial next October for murder of his multi-millionaire father
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Dennis Oland will face a retrial for his father’s murder next October. Judge Terrence Morrison on Thursday set Oct. 10 for a trial that could last months. Oland was found guil...
Nov 02, 2017