Category Archives: Canadian Press
Children of migrants living in U.S. pushing up American asylum-seeker numbers
OTTAWA - As Canada grapples with an influx of irregular asylum seekers, statistics show a growing number of people seeking refugee protection in Canada are Americans. In 2017, people whose country of ...
Nov 15, 2018
NLL cancels first two weeks of season as labour dispute with PLPA continues
PHILADELPHIA - The National Lacrosse League has cancelled the first two weekends of the 2018-19 season as a labour dispute continues between the league and the Professional Lacrosse Players’ Ass...
Nov 15, 2018
Woman ticketed for not holding escalator handrail to be heard by Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear the case of a woman who was ticketed and arrested after she refused instructions to hold onto an escalator handrail. Bela Kosoian was in a ...
Nov 15, 2018
Manitoba MLAs accused of harassment should be subject to suspension: Liberals
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Liberal Leader says politicians accused of sexual harassment or other inappropriate comments should face possible suspension from the legislature. Dougald Lamont’s co...
Nov 15, 2018
Fire claims popular recreation spots in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - Southern California residents faced with the loss of lives and homes in a huge wildfire also are grappling with the destruction of a vast swath of public lands that are popular destinati...
Nov 15, 2018
Ontario government rejects federal tax changes on passive investment income
OTTAWA - The Ontario government is refusing to follow the federal Liberals’ lead with a controversial tax change related to passive investment income in personal corporations. Federal Finance Mi...
Nov 15, 2018
Canada resisting UN request to extend Mali mission: Sources
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is resisting a United Nations request to extend Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali so medical evacuations can continue while replacements for Canada’s pe...
Nov 15, 2018
Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died
Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as “Yesterday When I was ...
Nov 15, 2018
B.C. man trapped in truck for several days recovers in Victoria hospital
CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada - A 23-year-old Vancouver Island man is recovering in a Victoria hospital after his truck went off a cliff and he was pinned in the vehicle with a broken femur for several days....
Nov 15, 2018
Homeless Samaritan tale raised $400K. Police say it's a lie
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. - A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $40...
Nov 15, 2018