Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hollywood stars join Oxfam to draw attention to refugees
BOSTON - Minnie Driver, John Cho and Oliver Platt are among 15 Hollywood stars participating in a new Oxfam America program intended to motivate people to help refugees. The “I Hear You” c...
Dec 06, 2016
Red Sox get ace Chris Sale from White Sox for hefty package
OXON HILL, Md. - No surprise that Chris Sale got traded, it was time to go. The real shocker? That the Boston Red Sox swooped in to snag him. The reloading Red Sox pulled off the biggest deal yet at t...
Dec 06, 2016
Court hears mother charged in Calgary neglect case 'inseparable' from son
CALGARY - The father of a Calgary woman on trial after her son died of a strep infection wiped away tears Tuesday as he testified that his daughter and grandson were inseparable. Don Lovett, a communi...
Dec 06, 2016
Replacement cost insurance no carte blanche for new building, court rules
TORONTO - An insurance company is under no obligation to pay for a replacement building that bears no resemblance to an insured property damaged by fire, Ontario’s top court ruled Tuesday. The o...
Dec 06, 2016
Leafs sign Ramo to PTO; Lamoriello says there's no plan yet for 30-year-old goaltender
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Karri Ramo to a professional tryout, but general manager Lou Lamoriello insists that there is no plan right now for the 30-year-old goaltender. Ramo has b...
Dec 06, 2016
Northern Ontario diamond mine not reporting mercury levels: environmental group
TORONTO - An environmental group is accusing a diamond mining company of failing to report mercury levels at a mine in northern Ontario, a claim the company has swiftly rejected. Wildlands League alle...
Dec 06, 2016
Quebec doctor under investigation found dead in Montreal hospital
MONTREAL - A Montreal hospital has confirmed the death of a pediatrician who was under investigation for falsely claiming parents had abused their children. “It is with great sadness we are conf...
Dec 06, 2016
Military funeral planned for Air Force pilot killed in training exercise
A military funeral for an Air Force pilot killed during a training exercise near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary is set to take place in Ontario on Wednesday. Capt. Thomas McQueen, 29, was a member ...
Dec 06, 2016
Pence to talk to conservative group at Trump's new DC hotel
NEW YORK - Vice-President-elect Mike Pence is delivering a speech to a conservative group at Donald Trump’s new hotel in Washington D.C. The Heritage Foundation says Pence will talk Tuesday nigh...
Dec 06, 2016
Architect's plan would cover Trump's name with pig balloons
CHICAGO - An architect wants to install four giant pig balloons to cover up the Trump name on the side of the president-elect’s Chicago hotel. New World Design says installation of the gold-colo...
Dec 06, 2016