Category Archives: Canadian Press
FIFA VP Montagliani: English-speaking soccer officials pompous on ethics
LONDON - Corruption will never be eradicated from soccer and officials in the English-speaking world should try to be humble rather than pompous when they talk about ethics, a FIFA vice-president said...
Oct 04, 2016
Managers say wild-card game is a tough ask but have no complaints being here
TORONTO - For most of the year, baseball is the slow cooker of sports. It takes six months and 162 ingredients per team. The wild-card game throws that recipe out the window. It’s one day with e...
Oct 04, 2016
National security review must look beyond terrorism, expert tells MPs
OTTAWA - An intelligence expert says a federal review of national security shouldn’t be fixated solely on terrorism. Wesley Wark, who teaches at the University of Ottawa, says Canadians need to ...
Oct 04, 2016
Trudeau's plan for escalating carbon price sparks battle over bottom line
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s decision to impose a national floor price on carbon emissions dominated the House of Commons on Tuesday, with critics saying the plan punishes consumers while d...
Oct 04, 2016
Elderly woman found dead in Calgary home, police charge husband with murder
CALGARY - An 85-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder after his wife was found dead early Tuesday. Insp. Don Coleman says police got a 911 call from the victim’s husban...
Oct 04, 2016
Some Quebec construction workers to see overtime pay cut slightly
MONTREAL - Some Quebec construction workers are about to lose a perk - double time for their first hour of overtime. A provincial arbitrator recently ruled the first hour would be paid at a rate of ti...
Oct 04, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 5 --- HURRICANE LIKELY TO MISS CANADA: The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the latest computer models suggest hurricane Matthew is unlikely to pose muc...
Oct 04, 2016
Report urges improvement at nuclear safety regulator, Department of Fisheries
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand tabled her fall audits to the House of Commons Tuesday. Some of her key recommendations: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission - A planning process for sit...
Oct 04, 2016
Man pleads guilty in murder of Canadian law professor, avoids death penalty
A man accused of killing a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday, marking a major development in a case authorities have called a murder for hire motiva...
Oct 04, 2016
Derrick Rose defence told lack of black jurors 'tough luck'
LOS ANGELES - Potential jurors in a $21 million rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose were asked Tuesday what they know about the case, what basketball team they root for and whether they can set...
Oct 04, 2016