Category Archives: Canadian Press

Uganda opposition pop star says soldiers beat, tortured him
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan soldiers beat up pop star-turned-lawmaker Bobi Wine and squeezed his genitals until he passed out, he charged on Monday, three days after he departed for the United States fo...
Sep 03, 2018
Trial for British sailors accused of sexual assault begins Tuesday in Halifax
HALIFAX - The trial of two British sailors accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Nova Scotia military base begins Tuesday. Darren Smalley and Simon Radford are charged with sexual assault causin...
Sep 03, 2018

The irony in Quebec politics: Which party deserves the title of most 'progressive'?
MONTREAL - May Chiu, a family and human rights lawyer, ran in a previous provincial election for Quebec solidaire, which bills itself as the most environmentalist, left-leaning and socially conscious ...
Sep 03, 2018

N.B.'s stealth issue: The language politics of Canada's only bilingual province
New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province, with the closest balance in the nation of residents who speak our two official languages. Politically, though, language has long bee...
Sep 03, 2018
B.C. technology education program aims to shrink industry's diversity gaps
A technology education program officially launching in the fall at the University of Victoria in British Columbia hopes to address a gap in the industry with a novel approach for students. HighTechU i...
Sep 03, 2018
B.C. students learning for 'real life' but teachers say reality needs funding
VANCOUVER - Waking up for school won’t be the only reality facing British Columbia students entering their senior high school years as ongoing curriculum changes aimed at connecting them to real...
Sep 03, 2018

Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail
YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison Monday on charges of illegal possession of official documents, a ruling met with international condemnation...
Sep 02, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games (All Times Eastern) CFL Saskatchewan 31, Winnipeg 23 — MLB Interleague Toronto 6, Miami 1 American League Detroit 11, N.Y. Yankees 7 Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 0 Kansas Cit...
Sep 02, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games (All Times Eastern) CFL Saskatchewan 31, Winnipeg 23 — MLB Interleague Toronto 6, Miami 1 American League Detroit 11, N.Y. Yankees 7 Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 0 Kansas Cit...
Sep 02, 2018
Sheriff's deputy shoots man who fired weapon at racetrack
SAN DIEGO - A sheriff’s deputy shot a man who reportedly fired his weapon into the air Sunday evening at a horse-racing track, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The shooting at the Del Mar r...
Sep 02, 2018