Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will do whatever it can to protect Torontonians from the “vindictive and destructive” actions taken by the new Ford government. Adam Vaughan, a Toro...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An offshore oil worker fired for unauthorized drug use is getting his job back after Newfoundland and Labrador’s highest court reviewed his employer’s investigatio...

Swiss police say a Canadian wingsuit flyer has died after crashing when his parachute failed to open. Police in northeastern St. Gallen canton (state) said the 38-year-old man took off from the Hinter...

MONTREAL - Quebec’s highest court has authorized a class-action suit on behalf of men who took medication for hair loss and then allegedly suffered various problems, including erectile dysfuncti...

FREDERICTON - The Speaker of New Brunswick’s legislature is being asked to apologize and take anti-harassment and sensitivity training after a harassment investigation. The province’s Legi...

MONTREAL - Several dozen Hasidic Jews who were living in two homes in a community northwest of Montreal have left the premises following an eviction order. A spokesperson for the town of Sainte-Agathe...

TORONTO - Duane Watson stuck his head outside Toronto’s Kerr Hall Gymnasium on a Friday night last summer to gauge the growing lineup. It was still well before the first Nike Crown League game o...

NEW YORK - Anne Hathaway calls the fatal stabbing of a young black woman at a subway station in Oakland, California, unspeakable while condemning white privilege. Authorities say a white 27-year-old p...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs are gambling a change of scenery and a pennant race will help Cole Hamels return to form. The Cubs acquired the veteran left-hander from the Texas Rangers on Friday for righ...

NEW YORK - Cracking down on hate, abuse and online trolls is also hurting Twitter’s standing with investors. The company’s stock plunged Friday morning after it reported a decline in its m...