Category Archives: Canadian Press

Sevens players boycott Rugby Canada sessions, upset at new reorganization
Rugby Canada’s plan to have one centralized pool of men’s players rather than having separate 15s and sevens training squads is off to a rocky start. A source said 13 of the sevens players...
Sep 05, 2018

Trans puppet named Julian to help young kids exploring gender issues
MONTREAL - The young school-age puppet named Julia feels in her heart she’s a boy and wants to be called Julian. Trans advocates say for many very young children and their families, tackling suc...
Sep 05, 2018

Correction services head marching orders: less segregation, more engagement
OTTAWA - A mandate letter for Canada’s new corrections commissioner calls for more engagement with community groups to help prevent released prisoners from re-offending - something prisoner advo...
Sep 05, 2018
Canada tied for 12th at world amateur men's team golf championships
MAYNOOTH, Ireland - Canada is tied for 12th after the opening round of the world amateur men’s team golf championships. Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., Joey Savoie of La Prairie, Que., and Hugo Be...
Sep 05, 2018

Starr memoir recounts Lewinsky role in Clinton investigation
WASHINGTON - Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, writes in his upcoming book that if Monica Lewinsky had co-operated with h...
Sep 05, 2018

New Nike commercial features Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies
VANCOUVER - Canadian teen soccer star Alphonso Davies is among the athletes featured in a new Nike campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick that’s drawing attention worldwide. A two-minute commercial...
Sep 05, 2018

Conservation groups file lawsuit to protect endangered killer whales
VANCOUVER - A collection of conservation groups has teamed up to launch legal action aimed at protecting endangered southern resident killer whales. The groups said Wednesday that the federal governme...
Sep 05, 2018

Bill Cosby faces lawsuit over unpaid legal fees
PHILADELPHIA - A former member of Bill Cosby’s defence team is suing the 81-year-old comedian for more than $50,000 in unpaid legal fees. The civil claim for failure to pay for legal services re...
Sep 05, 2018
With 2 Netflix rom-coms, Noah Centineo is having a moment
LOS ANGELES - If you have a Netflix account, chances are you recognize actor Noah Centineo. Although, like the best teen heartthrobs of generations past, you’d be forgiven if you only know him b...
Sep 05, 2018

Kim Kardashian meeting with Trump on prison reform
WASHINGTON - Reality television star Kim Kardashian West, who successfully pushed President Donald Trump to grant a pardon for a drug offender earlier this year, returned to the White House on Wednesd...
Sep 05, 2018