Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Dead' husband returns after Japan police send wrong body
TOKYO - A Japanese wife has told police the body she thought was of her missing husband belonged to a stranger after her spouse turned up alive a year later. Tokyo police acknowledged Wednesday that t...
Jun 13, 2018
Lobbying czar calls for federal investment after 10 years of stagnant funding
OTTAWA - Canada’s lobbying czar says she needs more funding to meet the growing demands of her office and to properly modernize the country’s lobbyist registry. The federal lobbying commis...
Jun 13, 2018
Man accused of human smuggling after dozens found in trailer
SAN ANTONIO - A South Texas man has been charged with human smuggling after 54 immigrants, including some children, were found in a semitrailer in San Antonio. Officials said Wednesday the federal cha...
Jun 13, 2018
Ford determined to scrap Ontario's 'disastrous' cap-and-trade system: spokesman
TORONTO - A spokesman for Doug Ford says Ontario’s incoming premier is determined to deliver on his campaign promise to scrap the “disastrous” cap-and-trade system and fight a federa...
Jun 13, 2018
Colten Boushie's mother says racism is on full display in Saskatchewan
REGINA - The mother of a young Indigenous man who was shot and killed on a Saskatchewan farm says racism is on full display in the province every day. Debbie Baptiste said she sees racism everywhere -...
Jun 13, 2018
Updated policy to ban chocolate milk and juices in New Brunswick schools
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick students can say goodbye to chocolate milk and juices being sold in public schools as the province unveils changes to its school nutrition policy today. A government source...
Jun 13, 2018
In the news today, June 13
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 13 --- BERNIER DEMOTED FROM TORY SHADOW CABINET Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has removed Quebec MP Maxime Bernier from his role as the party’s i...
Jun 13, 2018
Indian chess player won't wear headscarf in Iran
NEW DELHI - A female Indian chess player said Wednesday she has decided to not participate in an Asian championship being held in Iran next month because she could not comply with an Iranian rule requ...
Jun 13, 2018
Study finds too many colorectal cancers are found too late
TORONTO - New statistics find almost half of the colorectal cancers in Canada are discovered after they’ve already spread, even though most provinces and territories have screening programs that...
Jun 13, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games AHL Playoffs Calder Cup final Texas 5 Toronto 2 (Series tied 3-3) — MLB American League Boston 6 Baltimore 4 Minnesota 6 Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 4 Toronto 1 Chicago White Sox 5...
Jun 13, 2018