Category Archives: Canadian Press
A by-the-numbers look at Canada and the anti-ISIL bombing campaign
OTTAWA - Although the Liberal government withdrew Canada’s CF-18s from Iraq and Syria in the spring, two Aurora surveillance planes and a Polaris refuelling aircraft have continued to participat...
Sep 06, 2016
Canadian goalie set to represent Canada for the first time in nearly a decade
OTTAWA - When Braden Holtby last represented Canada on the international stage it was almost a decade ago and he barely played. The 26-year-old from Lloydminster, Sask., has been slowly inching upward...
Sep 06, 2016
Canadian surveillance aircraft feeding ISIL bombing campaign with info
OTTAWA - Despite the withdrawal of Canada’s fighter jets from Iraq and Syria last spring, a senior officer says Canadian military aircraft are providing vital intelligence to allies for air stri...
Sep 06, 2016
Canadian surveillance aircraft feeding ISIL bombing campaign with info
OTTAWA - Despite the withdrawal of Canada’s fighter jets from Iraq and Syria last spring, a senior officer says Canadian military aircraft are providing vital intelligence to allies for air stri...
Sep 06, 2016
Winnipeg woman accused of concealing infant remains has fraud charge dropped
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman accused of hiding the remains of six infants in a storage locker has had an unrelated charge against her stayed. Andrea Giesbrecht’s lawyer, Matthew Gould, says the C...
Sep 06, 2016
Winnipeg woman accused of concealing infant remains has fraud charge dropped
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman accused of hiding the remains of six infants in a storage locker has had an unrelated charge against her stayed. Andrea Giesbrecht’s lawyer, Matthew Gould, says the C...
Sep 06, 2016
Canadian women's hockey team hopefuls to congregate at Calgary camp
CALGARY - Marie-Philip Poulin, Natalie Spooner, Meaghan Mikkelson and Hayley Wickenheiser are among the top 44 players invited to attend the Canadian women’s hockey team camp starting Sunday in ...
Sep 06, 2016
Appeal court reviewing trucker's acquittal in indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing arguments on whether to overturn a controversial acquittal of an Ontario trucker charged with killing an indigenous women. Last year, a jury found Bra...
Sep 06, 2016
Appeal court reviewing trucker's acquittal in indigenous woman's death
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing arguments on whether to overturn a controversial acquittal of an Ontario trucker charged with killing an indigenous women. Last year, a jury found Bra...
Sep 06, 2016
Expectations high for proposed national housing strategy, CMHC says
OTTAWA - The Crown corporation overseeing work on a national housing strategy is signalling that those interested in the plan should temper their expectations about the final outcome. Housing advocate...
Sep 06, 2016