Category Archives: Canadian Press
Classes disrupted as picket lines go up at Manitoba's largest university
WINNIPEG - Professors at the University of Manitoba left their classrooms for the picket line Tuesday, creating uncertainty for 29,000 students at the province’s largest university. The strike b...
Nov 01, 2016
Paul Bernardo's day-parole hearing scheduled for March; victims' families 'gutted'
TORONTO - The families of two school girls brutally raped and killed by Paul Bernardo say the notorious killer’s application for day parole is “gut wrenching.” Bernardo is scheduled ...
Nov 01, 2016
Halifax police investigating reports of razor blades found in Halloween treats
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax are investigating a pair of incidents where razor blades were reportedly found in candy bars given to children on Halloween. Investigators say a 12-year-old boy was going t...
Nov 01, 2016
Flush with victory! Outhouse vote favours Hillary Clinton
ASHLAND, N.H. - A week before Election Day, a New Hampshire farm stand owner has decided to tally customers’ votes for president from an outhouse-turned-fake-voting booth. The winner: Hillary Cl...
Nov 01, 2016
PBO says tax revenues on legal marijuana to be less than $1 billion at outset
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog is being a bit of a buzz kill when it comes to forecasting government revenue windfalls from legalized marijuana. “We’re talking millions and mil...
Nov 01, 2016
Newspaper deal falls apart as Gannett gives up on Tronc
NEW YORK - USA Today publisher Gannett walked away Tuesday from its attempted takeover of Tronc, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and other major dailies. Gannett’s target was...
Nov 01, 2016
Tokyo panel details venue changes, cost cuts for 2020 Games
TOKYO - The rowing and canoeing venue for the 2020 Olympics should either be moved to a site hundreds of miles (kilometres) away in northern Japan or downgraded to a temporary facility in Tokyo, a cit...
Nov 01, 2016
As De Boer is fired, Inter supporters blame Chinese owners
ROME - Now that Frank de Boer has been fired, Inter Milan fans are debating who was more responsible for the squad’s poor start to the season: the Dutch manager or the new Chinese owners. While ...
Nov 01, 2016
Obama says Clinton to face unfair gender attacks if elected
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama predicted that some of Hillary Clinton’s opponents will belittle her as overly emotional if she becomes the nation’s first woman president. Obama’...
Nov 01, 2016
Rapper behind song 'Sell Drugz' is accused of selling drugs
LEBANON, Pa. - A rapper whose songs include “Sell Drugz” has been charged with selling drugs in Pennsylvania. Twenty-nine-year-old Michael Persaud performs under the name Montana Millz. Th...
Nov 01, 2016