Category Archives: Canadian Press

Pistons land ex-Raptors coach Dwane Casey with 5-year deal
DETROIT - Dwane Casey lost his job in Toronto because the Raptors wanted to advance further in the playoffs. In Detroit, it would be an accomplishment if Casey can simply get the Pistons into the play...
Jun 11, 2018
Aldo footwear chain erroneously caught up in Canadian-U.S. trade dispute
MONTREAL - Quebec footwear retailer Aldo found itself temporaily at the heart of the current Canadian-U.S. trade dispute after being linked to President Donald Trump. The company was in...
Jun 11, 2018

Goaltender Sami Jo Small named general manager of CWHL's Toronto Furies
Sami Jo Small will be managing the Toronto Furies next season instead of playing goal for them. Small was announced Monday as the Furies’ new general manager. The 42-year-old goaltender from Win...
Jun 11, 2018
Montreal police open probe after driver pepper-sprayed over honking spat
Montreal police opened an internal investigation Monday after a widely shared video showed an officer pepper-spraying a black driver liberally in the face over alleg...
Jun 11, 2018
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Jun 11, 2018

Longtime Quebec cabinet minister Geoffrey Kelley not running again
MONTREAL - Geoffrey Kelley has become the eighth member of Philippe Couillard’s Quebec cabinet to announce he won’t seek re-election this year. Kelley, 63, has been a Liberal member o...
Jun 11, 2018

Frustration mounts in Gulf lobster fishery over right whale closures:union
HALIFAX - A group representing Gulf of St. Lawrence lobster fishermen says frustration is mounting after the federal government rejected its proposal for a shallow-water exemption to fishery clos...
Jun 11, 2018

Parkland school shooting teacher honoured at Tony Awards
NEW YORK - A drama teacher recalled all the lessons she learned in the arts as she barricaded students in a closet during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Melody Herzfeld was presented with t...
Jun 11, 2018
Fire near popular walking trail in Cole Harbour, N.S., contained
COLE HARBOUR, N.S. - Officials say a large blaze that forced the evacuation of homes near a popular hiking trail in Cole Harbour, N.S., has been contained. Deputy fire Chief Roy Hollett ...
Jun 11, 2018

Starbucks Canada closes stores for training on race, bias and inclusion
TORONTO - Starbucks is closing about 1,100 Canadian locations for anti-bias training Monday afternoon in a bid to make its stores more inclusive after the April arrest of two black men at one of ...
Jun 11, 2018