Category Archives: Canadian Press
Manitoba premier says he is not alone in wanting delay in marijuana bill
WINNIPEG - The federal government should postpone legislation to legalize marijuana, planned for the spring, because there are still too many details to work out, says Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister...
Dec 06, 2016
Nova Scotia premier defends one-day closure of province's schools as only option
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier is defending the one-day closure of the province’s public school system, saying it was the “only option” without guarantees around student safet...
Dec 06, 2016
Chopper crash in Rio flashpoint with police in 'City of God'
RIO DE JANEIRO - Viviane Goncalves cries softly as she explains why she believes her husband was killed. The 32-year-old widow says she thinks military police shot him in revenge after one of their he...
Dec 06, 2016
Canadian men to play Bermuda in January soccer friendly
TORONTO - Canada will play a men’s soccer friendly in Bermuda on Jan. 22. The Canadian Soccer Association says the national team will gather Jan. 10 for a two-week camp starting in the U.S. befo...
Dec 06, 2016
'He's ridiculous': Rookie defenceman Zach Werenski is turning heads this season
Zach Werenski jammed his entire senior year of high school into one summer so he could attend the University of Michigan a year early. The 17-year-old was already a week into classes in Ann Arbor when...
Dec 06, 2016
Don't off-load Syrian refugees on provinces, Senate committee tells feds
OTTAWA - With federal benefits about to run out for thousands of Syrian immigrants, the Senate human rights committee is raising concerns about those people shifting on to provincial welfare rolls. Th...
Dec 06, 2016
Toronto FC defender Eriq Zavaleta has mixed feeling about Seattle days
TORONTO - Eriq Zavaleta is the lone member of Toronto FC’s roster that has history with the Seattle Sounders, the opposition in Saturday’s MLS Cup final. And the 24-year-old defender, who ...
Dec 06, 2016
Chief apologizes, steps away from missing women portfolio over photo
GATINEAU, Que. - One of British Columbia’s top-ranking First Nations leaders is apologizing after posting a sexualized photo to social media that he acknowledges “offended many people.R...
Dec 06, 2016
N.B. school hockey team suspended for incident involving most members: principal
WOODSTOCK, N.B. - A high school hockey team in New Brunswick has been suspended for the rest of the season because of behaviour that violated a contract for players. Bill Hogan, principal of Woodstock...
Dec 06, 2016
Canada needs single protocol for handling concussions, former pro athletes say
OTTAWA - Hockey legend Ken Dryden laid down a challenge Tuesday to sports executives in charge of leagues and federations to do more to protect athletes from the debilitating effects of head injuries....
Dec 06, 2016