Category Archives: Canadian Press
Gucci donates scrap fabric to migrant dressmaking shop
ROME - Nigerian women who were trafficked to Italy to work as prostitutes have found work in a handbag and dressmaking shop that recently received some top-notch raw materials: 4,000 metres (4,374 yar...
Jun 06, 2018
Quebec nixes proposed breed-specific ban but hopes dog control law still passes
MONTREAL - Quebec legislation on dangerous dogs will not include a controversial breed-specific ban that would have prohibited new pit bull-type dogs. Public Security Min...
Jun 06, 2018

Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump commuted the sentence Wednesday of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offences whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent v...
Jun 06, 2018
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Jun 06, 2018
Judge sides with Philadelphia in 'sanctuary city' fight
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot cut off grants to Philadelphia over the way the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally. U.S. District J...
Jun 06, 2018

Canada to hold key 5G spectrum auction in 2020, says Innovation Minister Bains
TORONTO - Canada’s government will auction key wireless spectrum for fifth-generation mobile networks in 2020, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Wednesday. “We believe...
Jun 06, 2018

'He powers through:' Music, swimming part of therapy for paralyzed hockey teen
The father of a junior hockey player who was paralyzed in a bus crash says his son is making good progress as he receives specialized spinal treatment in the United States. Ryan Straschnitzki, wh...
Jun 06, 2018
Corrective to stories about Garnier murder case in Halifax
HALIFAX - In stories published Dec. 21, Jan. 18 and May 25, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the Crown attorney at the Christopher Garnier murder trial in Halifax said Garnier killed ...
Jun 06, 2018

Unusual 'killer' spring frost damages crops in fields across the Maritimes
An unusual “killer” frost has caused widespread damage to crops in the Maritimes, with everything from Nova Scotian wine grapes to Island asparagus harmed by a sharp plunge ...
Jun 06, 2018

Historic win within reach for Ontario's Green party Leader Mike Schreiner
GUELPH, Ont. - Mike Schreiner cannot walk the streets of downtown Guelph, Ont., without being stopped to talk politics. “Good job Mike,” one man says as he slaps the Green party leade...
Jun 06, 2018