Category Archives: Canadian Press

David Cross show on at Utah college after 'offensive' tweet
SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah says a tweet from comedian David Cross showing him wearing undergarments sacred to the Mormon faith was “deeply offensive” but the college won’...
Aug 20, 2018

Auditor general gives Liberals good marks on Quebec finances days before election
Quebec’s books are in order and the Liberal government’s budget strategy until the 2020-21 fiscal year is credible, auditor general Guylaine Leclerc said Monday, days before the start of t...
Aug 20, 2018

Trudeau: no apologies for heckler encounter, pledges to call out 'hate speech'
OTTAWA - Hate speech and the politics of division are creating a “dangerous path” for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as he vowed to steer clear of such roads and to cont...
Aug 20, 2018
New Brunswick Liberals promise measures, cabinet seat to help small businesses
ST. LEONARD, N.B. - New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant held a second day of unofficial election campaigning Monday with a promise to create a new cabinet seat to deal with small business and red tape...
Aug 20, 2018

Chinese ambassador hopes to speed trade talks with Canada amid protectionism
TORONTO - China’s ambassador to Canada said Monday he hopes to make progress on a free-trade agreement with Canada and others amid his country’s rising trade tensions with the United State...
Aug 20, 2018
UK woman 'sang to stay awake' after falling off cruise ship
PULA, Croatia - A British woman who fell from a cruise ship and spent 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night sang to stay alive, her rescuers said Monday. The captain of the Croatian rescue ship that f...
Aug 20, 2018

Toronto votes to challenge Ford government's council-cutting plans in court
Toronto city council voted Monday to mount a legal challenge against Ontario’s decision to slash the size of the city’s council. The legislation - known as Bill 5 - was passed last week an...
Aug 20, 2018

Ottawa announces $189M to extend employment insurance for seasonal workers
ESCUMINAC, N.B. - Seasonal workers in certain areas of the country will get up to five more weeks of employment insurance benefits under a $189 million pilot project announced Monday by Ottawa. Jean-Y...
Aug 20, 2018
Comedian Andy Gross stirs outrage at Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Comedian Andy Gross stirred outrage at Indiana’s Purdue University, which says the Los Angeles-based performer’s act during a student orientation was inappropriate. ...
Aug 20, 2018
Correction: Backstreet Boys Concert-Oklahoma story
THACKERVILLE, Okla. - In a story Aug. 18 about fans injured at a Backstreet Boys concert in Oklahoma, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city in the dateline. The city is Thackerville, no...
Aug 20, 2018