Category Archives: Canadian Press

Recent red cards have Toronto FC pondering supplementary team discipline
Toronto FC may review its internal disciplinary policies in the wake of recent red cards to Chris Mavinga and Jozy Altidore. “I think that’s a possibility,” coach Greg Vanney said Tu...
Aug 14, 2018

Key figure in Quebec corruption inquiry nicknamed 'Mr. 3 Per Cent' has died at 79
MONTREAL - Bernard Trepanier, a former political fundraiser in Montreal and a central figure during Quebec’s public inquiry into corruption in the construction sector, died Tuesday, his lawyer s...
Aug 14, 2018

Police chiefs call for stricter controls on pill presses to fight opioids
OTTAWA - Canada’s police chiefs are urging Ottawa to beef up its fight against the scourge of opioids by more closely vetting people who import pill presses. In a resolution passed at its annual...
Aug 14, 2018
Edmonton pharmacy worker charged with stealing 401,500 Percocet tablets
Edmonton police have arrested a pharmacy worker accused of stealing 401,500 tablets of the prescription opioid painkiller Percocet. Investigators allege a 34-year-old women stole the drugs from where ...
Aug 14, 2018

Jordanian immigrant gets death for Houston 'honour killings'
HOUSTON - A Jordanian immigrant was sentenced to death on Tuesday after being convicted in what Texas prosecutors described as the honour killings of his daughter’s American husband and her frie...
Aug 14, 2018

Barrett & Co. delight crowd at Duke's practice ahead of game vs. Ryerson
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A couple hundred sets of eyes were on R.J. Barrett on Tuesday morning when the Duke rookie and Canadian basketball phenom started his run from the far end of the court. The 18-year...
Aug 14, 2018
Producers says heat waves won't affect strawberry and blueberry prices
MONTREAL - Quebec strawberry and blueberry producers say this summer’s sweltering temperatures have affected their yields but that consumers likely won’t pay more for the fruit. And out in...
Aug 14, 2018

Pesticides linked to bee deaths will be phased out in Canada, sources say
OTTAWA - The federal government will begin phasing out the outdoor use of nicotine-based pesticides beginning in 2021, part of an effort to stem the mysterious decline of honey bee colonies around the...
Aug 14, 2018
Memories of alleged N.B. shooter range from unpleasant loner to happy co-worker
FREDERICTON - Friends and acquaintances of Matthew Raymond are offering varying memories of the accused murderer: A boy who retreated into video games, a pleasant supermarket co-worker, and an increas...
Aug 14, 2018

Plaque replacing Sir John A. Macdonald statue defaced, Victoria keeping monument
VICTORIA - An offer from Ontario to find a new home for a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald has been declined by the city of Victoria. Mayor Lisa Helps says the city is carefully storing the statue of C...
Aug 14, 2018