Category Archives: Canadian Press

Trudeau government racially discriminating against kids on reserve: Blackstock
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is consciously discriminating against 163,000 children in its delivery of child welfare services on reserves, First Nations advocate Cindy Blackstock said Thursday as a...
Sep 15, 2016
More Alberta judges scrutinized for handling of sexual assault cases
CALGARY - Legal experts are urging greater diversity on the bench as three Alberta judges face scrutiny for remarks they made during sexual assault trials. The most high-profile case centres on Judge ...
Sep 15, 2016
Tour guides: College is skipping dorm over pot complaints
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Student tour guides at a college outside Philadelphia say they have been told not to bring prospective students or their parents into a dormitory because it frequently smelled of mar...
Sep 15, 2016
Leafs teenager Auston Matthews already turning heads at World Cup of Hockey
TORONTO - The World Cup of Hockey has yet to start but Toronto Maple Leafs teenager Auston Matthews has already made an impression. “He’s just got better every day,” said Team North ...
Sep 15, 2016

Liberal committee chair eyes making City of Ottawa officially bilingual
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Denis Paradis thinks it sounds obvious enough: Canada is an officially bilingual country, so its national capital should be too. “I do think that it would be a good thing tha...
Sep 15, 2016

Big forward McCarron, Finnish flash Lehkonen look to impress at Habs rookie camp
BROSSARD, Que. - A lighter, leaner Michael McCarron wants to show the Montreal Canadiens he’s ready to play in the NHL. The 21-year-old forward is probably the closest to making the Canadiens...
Sep 15, 2016
The young stars on Team North America ready to impress at World Cup of Hockey
TORONTO - Todd McLellan looks down his Team North America bench and sees an array of talent that would have any hockey scout drooling. Captain Connor McDavid, taken first overall in the 2015 NHL draft...
Sep 15, 2016
Toronto police urging body cameras for officers despite stiff costs
Toronto police are asking for approval to outfit all frontline officers with body-worn cameras, despite reporting major issues after analyzing its year-long pilot project. The request to the police bo...
Sep 15, 2016

Ecuadorians face off against Chevron in Ontario court over $9.5-billion award
TORONTO - Lawyers for a group of Ecuadorian villagers and oil giant Chevron squared off in court once again on Thursday in the latest skirmish of a seemingly endless legal war that has already cost te...
Sep 15, 2016
Nova Scotia to launch education campaign about dangerous opioid fentanyl
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is joining a growing number of provinces trying to raise awareness about fentanyl in preparation for possible deaths linked to the powerful opioid. Justice Minister Diana Whalen ...
Sep 15, 2016