Category Archives: Canadian Press
Families, survivors 'disrespected' by inquiry's woes, say Indigenous women
OTTAWA - A prominent Aboriginal women’s group is giving more dismal grades to Canada’s national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, saying it lacks transpare...
May 08, 2018
Judge dismisses Sandy Hook parents' lawsuit over security
HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut judge has cited government immunity in dismissing a lawsuit by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre against the town and...
May 08, 2018
La Presse seeking not-for-profit structure, pending Quebec legislation changes
Montreal-based La Presse news group plans to adopt a not-for-profit structure, if Quebec allows it to do so, the company announced Tuesday. The structural change requires the Quebec government to repe...
May 08, 2018
'A bear's best friend:' Alberta naturalist Charlie Russell dies at 76
An Alberta naturalist who lived with bears to learn that people are part of nature and not separate from it has died. Charlie Russell, who died Monday in hospital, was 76. “The bears of the worl...
May 08, 2018
Raonic sets up all-Canadian match at Madrid Open with win over Dimitrov
MADRID - Milos Raonic defeated third-seed Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday at the Madrid Open to set up an all-Canadian third-round match with teenager Denis Shapovalov. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., f...
May 08, 2018
Two 15-year-olds arrested after stabbing of Halifax police officer
Halifax police say two 15-year-olds have been arrested after an officer was stabbed Tuesday morning while responding to a stolen-truck call. They say Const. Andrew Gordon, who has been on th...
May 08, 2018
Ford moves to appease social conservatives, vows to replace sex-ed curriculum
TORONTO - Doug Ford moved to appease social conservative voters on Tuesday, vowing to scrap and replace the Liberal government’s sex-ed curriculum days after dropping one of its staunchest ...
May 08, 2018
Russia's Duma approves new prime minister term for Medvedev
MOSCOW - Russia’s house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved Dmitry Medvedev for a new term as prime minister. Medvedev was nominated a day earlier by President Vladimir Putin, who was inau...
May 08, 2018
FIFA fines Russia after fans racially abused France players
ZURICH - FIFA says the Russian soccer federation has been fined 30,000 Swiss francs ($29,900) because fans racially abused France players during a game in St. Petersburg. Monkey chants were aimed at b...
May 08, 2018
Hurricanes turn to glory days, hiring Brind'Amour as coach
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes hired former captain and current assistant Rod Brind’Amour as their coach Tuesday, hoping the “greatest leader” in franchise history can end a...
May 08, 2018