Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian freed from Ethiopian jail wants review of Ottawa's role in his case
A Canadian who says he was unfairly imprisoned in Ethiopia in abysmal conditions for more than a decade wants an independent review of Ottawa’s actions in his case. In his first public comments ...
May 22, 2018
Alabama doctor acquitted in rock guitarist's overdose death
MOBILE, Ala. - Jurors acquitted an Alabama physician accused of prescribing drugs that killed a former guitarist for rock band 3 Doors Down. The not guilty verdict was returned Monday in the case of D...
May 22, 2018
GLAAD study finds LGBTQ representation in film fell in 2017
LOS ANGELES - Despite high-profile Oscar wins for art house films like “Call Me By Your Name” and “A Fantastic Women,” LGBTQ representation in films from the seven biggest Holl...
May 22, 2018
NDP only Ontario party opposed to siting nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron
TORONTO - Of the three main parties vying for office in Ontario’s spring election, only the NDP has spoken out against building a $2.4-billion nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron. NDP Leader An...
May 22, 2018
Liberal government introduces measures to update Canada's family laws
OTTAWA - The federal government introduced new family-law legislation Tuesday aimed at helping families settle disputes outside court, encouraging better enforcement of child support and preservi...
May 22, 2018
Company pulls out of running to takeover northern Manitoba rail line
WINNIPEG - A company that announced a surprise bid earlier this month to revive a troubled rail line in northern Manitoba has pulled out. iChurchill accuses the federal government of not taking i...
May 22, 2018
Ontario Liberal MP says he's been cleared in incident at Halifax bar
HALIFAX - An Ontario Liberal MP who was accused of sexual assault during a visit to a Halifax bar during the party’s recent policy convention says his name has been cleared. ...
May 22, 2018
Prince Harry, Meghan at first royal event as newlyweds
LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Tuesday attended their first royal event as newlyweds - a Buckingham Palace garden party honouring Harry’s father, Prince Charles, for...
May 22, 2018
EPA blocks some media from summit, then reverses course
NEW YORK - A reporter for The Associated Press was grabbed by the shoulders and shoved out of an Environmental Protection Agency building by a security guard Tuesday for trying to cover a meeting on w...
May 22, 2018
Polansky wins first-round qualification match at French Open, Abanda loses
PARIS - Canada’s Peter Polansky defeated Norbert Gombos of Slovakia in first-round qualifying play Tuesday at the French Open. Polansky, the No. 14 seed from Thornhill, Ont., needed two hou...
May 22, 2018