Category Archives: Canadian Press
Carr says he expected in April Canada was going to have to buy the pipeline
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says he knew almost the moment he heard Kinder Morgan was pressing the pause button on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on April 8 that the federal go...
Jun 24, 2018
Teen who stood alone against gun violence to receive award
WILSON, N.C. - A teen who was the only student to walk out of his North Carolina high school during a national protest of gun violence is one of six who will share BET’s Humanitarian Award. The ...
Jun 24, 2018
Trudeau, Scheer and Singh court voters in Quebec on Fete nationale holiday
MONTREAL - For the second time in two days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was confronted on Sunday by a protester during a visit to Quebec to coincide with the Fete nationale holiday. A woman approach...
Jun 24, 2018
Serbia FA complains of 'biased' referee in Switzerland match
KALININGRAD, Russia - A day after being put under investigation by FIFA for complaining about the refereeing of their 2-1 World Cup loss to Switzerland and misbehaviour by fans, Serbia’s footbal...
Jun 24, 2018
Kane scores hat trick in England's 6-1 rout of Panama
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia - With two penalties and an accidental deflection, Harry Kane moved ahead of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo and put England into the round of 16 at the World Cup. Kane sco...
Jun 24, 2018
Senators sign defenceman Chris Wideman to one-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators and defenceman Chris Wideman have agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension. The team announced the deal, which will carry an annual value of $1 million for the 201...
Jun 24, 2018
Nearly half of youth incarcerated are Indigenous: Statistics Canada
WINNIPEG - Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and systemic racism. Data released by Statistics Ca...
Jun 24, 2018
Opposition parties tying up work of Parliament with obstruction tactics
OTTAWA - Anyone watching the televised proceedings in the House of Commons one night earlier this month might have thought they’d mistakenly tuned in to a travelogue. One after another, dozens o...
Jun 24, 2018
Manitoba, Saskatchewan had highest rates of Indigenous youth in custody 2016-17
WINNIPEG - A Statistics Canada report says 46 per cent of all incarcerated youth across Canada were Indigenous in 2016-17. Here is a breakdown by province of admissions to custody of Aboriginal youth ...
Jun 24, 2018
On the hunt in Oregon for a rare Sierra Nevada red fox
BEND, Ore. - In a dense forest at the base of Mount Bachelor, two wildlife biologists slowly walked toward a small cage trap they hoped would contain a rare red fox species. Jamie Bowles, an Oregon De...
Jun 24, 2018