Category Archives: Canadian Press
Voter support of marijuana reaches new high
LOS ANGELES - Voter support for marijuana legalization reached a new high as California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved recreational pot, joining four other states and Washington, D.C., with simila...
Nov 09, 2016

GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 car plants as sales slow
DETROIT - Shifting demand from cars to trucks and SUVS is forcing General Motors to lay off more than 2,000 workers indefinitely at two assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan starting in January. The co...
Nov 09, 2016
No Canada: Don Cherry tells "left wing kook" Americans to stay home
TORONTO - Americans threatening to move to Canada in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory are not welcome north of the border, according to outspoken hockey commentator Don Cherry. Th...
Nov 09, 2016
'Never said yes directly:' Accused in rape retrial says sex was consensual
CALGARY - A man facing trial for the second time in a high-profile sexual assault case said Wednesday his accuser never directly told him it was OK for the two of them to have sex in a bathroom at a h...
Nov 09, 2016
Edmonton man sentenced to 12 years for kidnapping, cutting off thumb
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who cut off his victim’s thumb after abducting him has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Steven Vollrath was found guilty in June of kidnapping, aggravating assaul...
Nov 09, 2016
Student to use mediation to raise issues with university sexual violence policy
TORONTO - A student who filed a human rights complaint against an Ontario university after she was sexually assaulted by another student says the school’s new guidelines for responding to sexual...
Nov 09, 2016

Parents wrestle with how to explain Trump's win in U.S. election to their kids
TORONTO - The incendiary U.S. election is proving to be a challenging teachable moment for some Canadian parents struggling to explain the surprising results to their curious children. But at least th...
Nov 09, 2016

From the PM to pro-athletes, prominent figures react to Trump victory
From the prime minister to pro-athletes, a number of prominent figures from across Canada are weighing in on Donald Trump’s election as America’s 45th president. Here is what some of them ...
Nov 09, 2016
New Jersey takes over debt-ridden Atlantic City government
TRENTON, N.J. - Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has seized power in Atlantic City, taking control of the assets and major decision-making in the struggling seaside gambling resor...
Nov 09, 2016
Mitchell among nine Stampeders named to West Division all-star squad
TORONTO - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was one of nine Calgary Stampeders selected to the West Division all-star squad Wednesday. Mitchell helped guided Calgary (15-2-1) to the CFL’s best regula...
Nov 09, 2016