Category Archives: Canadian Press
Indigenous cross-country motorcycle journey brings attention to Indian day schools
WINNIPEG - Four motorcycles roared out of Winnipeg on Friday at the start of a journey across the West to draw attention to the plight of former Indian day school students. Indigenous lawyer and activ...
Jul 20, 2018
Spooked horses bring quick, jarring end to evening wagon ride in Saskatchewan
ESTERHAZY, Sask. - Several people have been injured in a bizarre accident in Saskatchewan involving a horse-drawn wagon. RCMP say about 20 youths were in the wagon that was being pulled by two horses ...
Jul 20, 2018
'I can do great things': Toronto refugees and asylum seekers want voices heard
TORONTO - Inside a large brick home in midtown Toronto, people pore over documents needed to file refugee claims, discuss the legal aid system, and work through the challenges of finding housing. The ...
Jul 20, 2018
Raptors president Masai Ujiri working on selling Kawhi Leonard on Toronto
TORONTO - The sales pitch normally comes before the deal, but Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is doing things the other way around with Kawhi Leonard. Ujiri spoke with media for the first time a...
Jul 20, 2018
Permanent memorial site at Broncos crash site sought, but no decision yet
REGINA - A community foundation set up after the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash is hoping for a permanent memorial at the site. Team spokesman Grant Bastedo said Friday that no decision has been mad...
Jul 20, 2018
CFL receptions leader Nik Lewis retires as a Calgary Stampeder
CALGARY - Nik Lewis is retiring as a member of the Calgary Stampeders. The CFL’s career leader in receptions signed a one-day contract with Calgary before announcing his retirement on Friday. Le...
Jul 20, 2018
Nova Scotia government adds HIV prevention drug to pharmacare program
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government said Friday that it will add a drug that helps prevent HIV to the provincial pharmacare program, though some activists are still calling on the province to provide...
Jul 20, 2018
Bouchard advances to semifinal of Swiss Open with win over Kudermetova
GSTAAD, Switzerland - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard enjoyed good news on and off the court on Friday. Minutes after beating Russian qualifier Veronika Kudermetova 7-5, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of th...
Jul 20, 2018
Mother charged in death of 2-year-old son
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A woman has been charged with manslaughter in the beating and shaking death of her 2-year-old son, days after her boyfriend was in a Buffalo court on the same charge. Keona Owens was a...
Jul 20, 2018
Statue honouring Chris Cornell to be erected in Seattle
SEATTLE - The late grunge pioneer Chris Cornell will be remembered in the city where he was born. Cornell’s wife on Friday announced a statue will be erected Aug. 29 at Seattle’s Museum of...
Jul 20, 2018