Category Archives: Canadian Press
To solve interprovincial conflicts, first find common ground, says new minister
OTTAWA - The key to unlocking an ever-tightening knot of policy disputes between the provinces and the federal government will be to focus on those areas where everyone can agree, says the minister wh...
Aug 12, 2018

Carter release nothing to do with Roughriders working out Terrell Owens
REGINA - Chris Jones wasn’t prepared to divulge specific reasons as to why he released two-time all-star wide receiver Duron Carter, but working out NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens wasn’t ...
Aug 12, 2018
Orca's 'tour of grief' over after carrying dead calf around for nearly 3 weeks
VANCOUVER - An endangered orca’s “tour of grief” is over after she spent nearly three weeks towing her dead calf around the Pacific Ocean, researchers said Sunday. The Center for Wha...
Aug 12, 2018
Orchestra approves 3-year contract with Ohio musicians
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Symphony has announced a new contract with its 47 musicians taking effect next month. The three-year collective-bargaining agreement provides a 3 per cent raise for music...
Aug 12, 2018

Nebraska inmate seeks new evidence in decades-old slayings
OMAHA, Neb. - A man convicted of a 1988 double killing in western Nebraska is seeking to reopen the case by using new technology to identify fingerprints left at the crime scene, even as a new documen...
Aug 12, 2018

Group works to encourage Muslim families to become foster caregivers in GTA
TORONTO - Shahzad Mustafa remembers thinking of his own childhood when a worker from the Children’s Aid Society visited his mosque to talk about the importance of Muslim families fostering child...
Aug 12, 2018
Canada falls to Japan 3-0, takes third at women's world championship
MAKUHARI, Japan - Canada had to settle for third at the women’s world softball championship after falling 3-0 to host Japan on Sunday. Japan starter Yukiko Ueno held the Canadians in check, thro...
Aug 12, 2018

'She was just lovely:' Slain Fredericton police officer loved giving back
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton police officer killed in Friday’s shootings was a compassionate woman keen on helping her community, a longtime friend said Sunday. Fiona Williams said she had known ...
Aug 12, 2018
Ruck sets all-time medal record, Masse named top swimmer at Pan Pacs
TOKYO - Taylor Ruck set a new record for medals by a Canadian, and Kylie Masse was named the top overall female swimmer as Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on Sunday - the final day of competition. ...
Aug 12, 2018

Aid group: Ships not willing to save Mediterranean migrants
ROME - Migrants in distress at sea have told their rescuers that several ships passed them by without offering assistance, a European aid group said Sunday while seeking safe harbour for a rescue vess...
Aug 12, 2018