Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kay MacBeth, the last surviving member of the Edmonton Grads, dies at 96
TORONTO - They were basketball’s version of “A League of Their Own,” only better, a group of trailblazing women who utterly dominated their sport for a quarter of a century. And on S...
Jul 24, 2018

LA chief says police, not gunman, fired fatal shot at market
LOS ANGELES - A supermarket worker was killed by a bullet fired by Los Angeles police - not the gunman they were trying to stop - the city’s police chief acknowledged Tuesday, defending the deci...
Jul 24, 2018

Toronto FC looks to dispatch Ottawa in Canadian Championship semifinal
TORONTO - While Toronto FC is still mired near the bottom of the MLS standings, the mood is a little more upbeat these days. The return of star striker Jozy Altidore, Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez ...
Jul 24, 2018

Ottawa looking at stricter handgun controls to stem violence, Goodale says
OTTAWA - The federal government is prepared to consider tightening handgun laws, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told reporters Tuesday as he responded to questions surrounding the deadly weekend...
Jul 24, 2018

Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet set to undergo back surgery
Canadian pro golfer Graham DeLaet says he’ll miss another 6-12 months following back surgery. DeLaet said on Twitter that he will undergo microdiscectomy surgery, the same procedure he had on a ...
Jul 24, 2018

Family hopes to protect chair they believe has piece of Halifax Explosion anchor
HALIFAX - It is chunky, heavy and looks like something out of a “Game of Thrones” set. But, a Halifax-area woman says the concrete-and-metal chair that has sat on her family’s waterf...
Jul 24, 2018
Man charged in Toronto gay village death seeks bail
TORONTO - A man accused of killing a young woman in Toronto’s gay village last year is seeking bail at a two-day hearing that began Tuesday. Kalen Schlatter is charged with first-degree murder i...
Jul 24, 2018
With focus on Mexico, apprehensions grow at the U.S. - Canada border
DERBY LINE, Vt. - While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, there’s growing concern over the number of foreigners entering the country illegally across the porous northern bo...
Jul 24, 2018
Court rejects Quebec's bid to ban citizens' access to private online gaming sites
MONTREAL - Quebec’s attempt to ban its citizens’ access to online gaming websites unauthorized by the state-run gambling corporation is unconstitutional because it infringes upon federal j...
Jul 24, 2018

'I would love a cheque': MacLeod wants $200 million from feds on border issue
OTTAWA - Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister responsible for immigration, says the province is asking the federal government for $200 million to cover the cost of asylum seekers from the United Sta...
Jul 24, 2018