Category Archives: Canadian Press
KC's Peters raises fist, 4 Dolphins kneel during anthems
Opening day in the NFL saw Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raise a black-gloved fist during the national anthem, a protest amplified later Sunday when four Miami Dolphins kneeled on the sideline ...
Sep 11, 2016
Access-to-information document refutes Fantino email claim from 2013
OTTAWA - A document obtained under access-to-information laws refutes former Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino’s claim that an email at the heart of an official languages complaint ha...
Sep 11, 2016
Wawrinka wears down Djokovic for 1st US Open title, 3rd Slam
NEW YORK - Mere minutes before heading out to face Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final, Stan Wawrinka met in the locker room with his coach and felt as nervous as he ever had. Wawrinka was shaking. ...
Sep 11, 2016
Quintana wins Spanish Vuelta ahead of Froome
MADRID - Movistar rider Nairo Quintana won the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday, adding the title to the 2014 Giro d’Italia on his Grand Tour list of honours. The Colombian climbing expert had cemented ...
Sep 11, 2016
Director Oliver Stone to discuss 'Snowden' at Kennedy school
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone will talk about his new film, “Snowden,” at the Harvard Kennedy School. The movie is set to be released in theatres on Friday...
Sep 11, 2016
Centre to honour residential school survivors breaks ground at UBC
VANCOUVER - Cindy Tom-Lindley says her grandmother had all her children taken to residential schools and the family had no choice but to comply with the federal government policy designed to assimilat...
Sep 11, 2016
Canada's Rivard swims to second medal of Paralympics, a silver in 200 IM
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil - Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard added to her Paralympic medal collection on Sunday, capturing silver in the women’s 200-metre individual medley. The 20-year-old from Sai...
Sep 11, 2016
Liberals, like Tories before them, won't amend cluster bomb treaty loophole
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are facing criticism at home and abroad for not closing a controversial legal loophole that allows the Canadian Forces to operate alongside allies, such as the United Sta...
Sep 11, 2016
Countries must ensure their peacekeepers protect civilians: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says protecting civilians - by force if needed - will be central to any Canadian peacekeeping mission in Africa, and that Canada will expect troops from partner...
Sep 11, 2016
Jails, prisons still trying to meet federal anti-rape rules
HOUSTON - Miguel Moll knew the risk of rape when he was thrown into a Texas jail in 1989 after joyriding in a stolen car. Then 17, he was placed in a holding pen in Houston, and an older inmate said o...
Sep 11, 2016