Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal city council preparing to ask Ottawa for ban on handguns and other firearms
OTTAWA - Following Toronto’s lead, Montreal is set to formally ask the federal government to impose a nationwide ban on handguns and so-called assault rifles for anyone who doesn’t work in...
Aug 15, 2018

Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration
DENVER - A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds - a stance partially upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court - has sued the state over its opposition to his...
Aug 15, 2018
Church helped former priest accused of abuse get Disney job
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A sweeping grand jury report into child sexual abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania said church officials gave a former priest a positive reference to work at Disney Worl...
Aug 15, 2018
After firefighting rips up the land, crews move in to fix it
LAKEPORT, Calif. - Jack Hattendorf steers his road grader back and forth across a dirt path cutting through blackened earth. With each pass, he smooths and tamps down the soil to remake a dirt road th...
Aug 15, 2018

Notes of support pour in for 2 who started California blaze
REDDING, Calif. - A couple whose flattened trailer tire accidentally started a massive fire in Northern California has received more than 100 cards and letters with supportive messages telling them no...
Aug 15, 2018

Liberals look at creating federal holiday to mark legacy of residential schools
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government wants to establish a holiday to acknowledge the dark legacy of Canada’s residential school system, and plans to use an opposition bill to make it happen. ...
Aug 15, 2018
Fed rate policy unintentionally pressures emerging economies
WASHINGTON - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is blaming the United States for Turkey’s financial crisis, ignoring homegrown problems like high debts, raging inflation and his own erratic policies...
Aug 15, 2018
Tale of the tape: Milos Raonic vs. Denis Shapovalov in Cincinnati
A head-to-head comparison of Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov, who square off in the third round of the Western and Southern Open on Thursday. MILOS RAONIC AGE: 27 HEIGHT: Six-foot-five WEI...
Aug 15, 2018
Canuck Cincy Clash: Raonic wins to set up third-round showdown with Shapovalov
Denis Shapovalov was victorious the first time he played fellow Canadian Milos Raonic on the ATP World Tour. The veteran will soon get a chance to avenge that loss. The top two players in the Canadian...
Aug 15, 2018
Canadian Championship soccer final no stranger to dramatic finishes
TORONTO - The Canadian Championship final is no stranger to dramatic finishes. Toronto striker Sebastian Giovinco, with his second of the night, scored in the 95th minute for a 2-1 second-leg win over...
Aug 15, 2018