Category Archives: Canadian Press
Health minister meets with Vancouver firefighters responding to overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - The fire hall in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has been overwhelmed by emergency medical calls since the illicit opioid fentanyl has spurred a deadly overdose crisis. Vancouver Fire ...
Nov 10, 2016
President-elect Trump means angst for 'Obamacare' consumers
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s election ushers in a time of high anxiety for people with health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law, which expanded coverage to millions but has strug...
Nov 10, 2016
Once toiling in obscurity, Redblacks' Jackson emerges as CFL MOP candidate
OTTAWA - Five years ago Ernest Jackson was playing in the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Now the dangerous receiver is the East Division nominee for Most Outstanding Player in the CFL. Jackson, who ...
Nov 10, 2016
Manitoba indigenous leader hopes for another court hearing on hunting rights
WINNIPEG - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is hoping for another court battle over indigenous hunting rights. Last week, two men from the Pine Creek First Nation in Manitoba pleaded guilty to charges ...
Nov 10, 2016
Afghan official: Taliban attack German consulate, killing 6
KABUL - Germany’s consulate in northern Afghanistan was attacked when a suicide car bomber rammed the compound, killing six people and wounding more than 120, Afghan police and the German foreig...
Nov 10, 2016
Canada's men's soccer team looks to end disappointing year with win over South Korea
CHEONAN, Korea, Republic Of - As the end of a another season of missed opportunities approaches, Canada’s men’s national soccer team has travelled a long way from home for one final chance...
Nov 10, 2016
'We've gone as far as we can,' says union in bargaining over sick leave
OTTAWA - The largest federal civil service union has asked that a mediator be appointed in a dispute with the government that has dragged on for more than two years. Contract negotiations aimed at rea...
Nov 10, 2016
Some Canadian residents left with worthless cash after Indian rupee cancellation
TORONTO - A number of Canadian residents have suddenly found themselves with worthless wads of cash after the Indian government abruptly scrapped its highest-denomination currency notes this week. On ...
Nov 10, 2016
Aaron Sorkin tells family 'hate given hope' by Trump win
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has prompted Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to pen an open letter to his daughter and his ex-wife in which he slams the Republican and vows “...
Nov 10, 2016
'60 Minutes' lands interview with president-elect for Sunday
NEW YORK - “60 Minutes” has landed the first extensive interview with President-elect Donald Trump. CBS announced on Thursday that Lesley Stahl will interview Trump on Friday at his home i...
Nov 10, 2016