Category Archives: Canadian Press
Raptors coach Dwane Casey applauds his players' support of Blue Jays
Toronto Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry watched from the front row, in his Marcus Stroman jersey, as the Blue Jays roared past Texas on Sunday and into the American League Championship Series. The Raptors...
Oct 12, 2016
Man tried to fake death in Saskatchewan to avoid charges in Manitoba: police
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man has been sentenced to three months in jail for trying to fake his death. John Malcolm Ross, who is 44, pleaded guilty in Swift Current court Tuesday to public...
Oct 12, 2016
Provinces want to ensure supports are in place for immigration boost
WINNIPEG - Discussions are ongoing about how to best accommodate and support a rising number of immigrants that is driven in large part by Syrian refugees, say federal, provincial and territorial immi...
Oct 12, 2016
Calls mounting for federal government to speed up judicial appointments
CALGARY - Calls are mounting for Ottawa to swiftly appoint more judges after a first-degree murder charge was stayed in Edmonton because of unreasonable delay in getting an accused to trial. Alberta M...
Oct 12, 2016
Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky named partner and VP of Oilers Entertainment Group
EDMONTON - Wayne Gretzky has returned to the Edmonton Oilers. The Great One has been named partner and vice-chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group. The Oilers made the announcement Wednesday at an unv...
Oct 12, 2016
Visiting French PM looking for peacekeeping update from counterpart Trudeau
OTTAWA - When France’s leaders look at Canada, they see an oasis in a desert of angry populism that has darkened discussion on the merits of trade and immigration. In their own country and acros...
Oct 12, 2016
LeBron blasts Trump's crude 'trash talk,' Brady avoids topic
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - LeBron James blasted Donald Trump’s crude remarks about women, calling it “trash talk” while refusing to even say the Republican presidential nominee’s name...
Oct 12, 2016
Toronto FC goalkeeper says players are keeping up with U.S. election
Toronto FC goalkeeper Clint Irwin’s absentee vote is in the mail. Donald Trump should not hold his breath. There are 13 Americans on the MLS team’s roster, not including the coaching staff...
Oct 12, 2016
Veteran Burris to lead Redblacks into crucial contest against Tiger-Cats
It’s Henry Burris’s time with the Ottawa Redblacks - again. The CFL’s outstanding player last season will lead Ottawa into its crucial home-and-home series with the Hamilton Tiger-Ca...
Oct 12, 2016
Federal report cites bias by San Francisco police
San Francisco police use force against blacks more often than other racial groups and pull over African American drivers at a disproportionately high rate, according to a U.S. Department of Justice re...
Oct 12, 2016