Category Archives: Canadian Press
Winter storm wreaks havoc at TD Place prior to East Division final
OTTAWA - The weather was a major storyline in the East Division final Sunday. The Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Eskimos battled at TD Place on a wet, snow-covered field, thanks to the city’s fir...
Nov 20, 2016
San Antonio police officer fatally shot while writing ticket
A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities s...
Nov 20, 2016
The man who sawed his arm off: Research studies people who only 'feel' disabled
It’s a condition that has driven people to self-amputate limbs and, in extreme cases, commit suicide. For those who have body integrity identity disorder (BIID), the theory is that the brainR...
Nov 20, 2016

Fans serenade Toronto FC at practice before heading to Montreal for East final
TORONTO - While the weather outside truly was frightful, Toronto FC players were warmed by singing, chanting fans at practice Sunday. As snow swirled outside the team’s north Toronto training ce...
Nov 20, 2016

Indigenous Manitoba legislator shares story of sexual abuse, ripple effects
OTTAWA - At eight years old, Nahanni Fontaine remembers waking up with her knees up and her panties down after family members built a place for her to sleep on the floor while guests were over. “...
Nov 20, 2016
NSA chief defends record at Halifax forum amid rumoured calls for his ouster
HALIFAX - The director of the U.S. National Security Agency defended his record at the Halifax International Security Forum as rumours swirl about calls for him to be ousted from his current post and ...
Nov 20, 2016

Ex-US Rep. Schock allegedly profited off voters' DC visits
CHICAGO - The indictment of a 35-year-old disgraced former Republican congressman jolted residents of his central Illinois district, shaken by prosecutors’ claims that Aaron Schock illegally dip...
Nov 20, 2016
Rutgers confronts ties to slavery in groundbreaking report
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Rutgers University is confronting its historical ties to slavery. The New Jersey school founded in 1766 has compiled research that sheds new light on its beginnings, including an...
Nov 20, 2016

GOP sweep heightens anxiety for many transgender Americans
NEW YORK - Anxiety is high among many transgender Americans after the sweeping Republican election victory. They fear stronger resistance to their push for civil-rights protections, including broader ...
Nov 20, 2016
Russian ambassador to Canada calls Trump's election 'victory for common sense'
OTTAWA - Russia’s ambassador to Canada says the U.S. election of president-elect Donald Trump was a victory for common sense and pragmatism. Alexander Darchiev told CTV’s “Question P...
Nov 20, 2016