Category Archives: Canadian Press
French activist Jose Bove allowed to stay in Canada
MONTREAL - A member of the European Parliament who opposes the Canada-EU free-trade deal has been allowed to stay in Canada after being threatened with expulsion. Just a few hours before being schedul...
Oct 12, 2016
Burundi lawmakers vote to withdraw from ICC; would be 1st
KIGALI, Rwanda - Lawmakers in Burundi overwhelmingly voted Wednesday in support of a plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, something no country has ever done. The decision escalates ...
Oct 12, 2016
Blue Jays prepared to roll out four strong starters against Indians
TORONTO - When it comes to Toronto’s starting rotation, it’s an embarrassment of riches for Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. Proven playoff performer Marco Estrada will start the opener of ...
Oct 12, 2016
Nova Scotia team says hockey player injured in rough game is recovering
TRENTON, N.S. - A Nova Scotia hockey player who was treated for serious injuries after an on-ice incident in a Junior B game in Nova Scotia has appeared on the team’s Facebook page giving a thum...
Oct 12, 2016
About 45,000 Canadians treated abroad in 2015, but experts question study
VANCOUVER - Tens of thousands of Canadians left the country last year for non-emergency medical procedures, the Fraser Institute says, but some health experts are challenging the way researchers at th...
Oct 12, 2016
Drake nabs 12 Soul Train Awards nominations; Beyoncé gets 8
NEW YORK - Drake has nabbed 12 nominations for the 2016 Soul Train Awards. Nominations for the rapper-singer, who cancelled three shows this week due to an ankle injury, include video, album/mixtape a...
Oct 12, 2016
Nova Scotia premier taken aback by storm damage: 'I couldn't believe my eyes'
SYDNEY, N.S. - Nova Scotia’s premier says he could not believe his eyes when he saw the damage from the powerful storm that pummelled much of Atlantic Canada over the long weekend. “When y...
Oct 12, 2016
Feds' economic growth council exploring infrastructure 'institution'
OTTAWA - The chair of the Trudeau government’s influential team of economic advisers says the group is exploring an ambitious plan to create a national infrastructure “institution” t...
Oct 12, 2016
Hurricane Nicole pummels Bermuda with wind, then spins away
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Hurricane Nicole roared across Bermuda on Thursday, pummeling the resort island with winds up to 115 mph that snapped trees and peeled off roofs before the storm spun away into ope...
Oct 12, 2016
Extensive blackout in Tokyo hits trains, government offices
TOKYO - An extensive blackout struck Tokyo on Wednesday, affecting government offices and halting trains in the Japanese capital just before the evening rush hour. Tokyo Electric Power Co., a utility ...
Oct 12, 2016