Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto homicides reach record high not seen since 1991
Toronto’s latest deadly shooting marked a grim milestone for Canada’s most populous city on Wednesday as it brought the number of homicides this year to a record high not seen for nearly t...
Nov 14, 2018

Threat of extremism posed by proportional representation overstated: academics
VANCOUVER - Images of burning tires and marching soldiers flash across the screen in a video advertisement warning British Columbia voters that proportional representation provides the “perfect ...
Nov 14, 2018

Alberta threatens to pull funding for 28 schools over gay-straight alliances
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen is directing 28 privately run schools to post rules affirming the rights of LGBTQ students or risk having their funding pulled by next school year. Eg...
Nov 14, 2018
NewsAlert: UK Cabinet ministers approve draft Brexit deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Cabinet has backed a draft Brexit deal with the European Union after an “impassioned” debate. May emerged from a five-hour Cabinet meet...
Nov 14, 2018
Penguins extend general manager Jim Rutherford's contract through 2021-22
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed general manager Jim Rutherford to a three-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Rutherford managed the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley C...
Nov 14, 2018
Judge won't rule if brain dead means legally dead in case of Jewish man
TORONTO - The demise of an Orthodox Jewish man has made it unnecessary to rule on the validity of the death certificate issued when he was declared brain dead, a judge has decided in a case that pitte...
Nov 14, 2018

Sex-misconduct survey excludes vulnerable military members: survivors' group
OTTAWA - A survivors’ group for those affected by sexual misconduct in the military says the voices of particularly vulnerable service members are being left out of a survey meant to see how pre...
Nov 14, 2018

Supreme Court hears case on migrant detainees' rights to challenge incarceration
OTTAWA - A man from Pakistan wants Canadian law to give migrants being held in detention the ability to challenge their imprisonment in front of a judge. The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments We...
Nov 14, 2018
Canada's cannabis product shortage, by the numbers
Industry insiders say the cannabis product shortages that have plagued many provinces will likely persist for years. Here are a few numbers on how Canadian recreational cannabis sales have unfolded du...
Nov 14, 2018

Experts warn of economic uncertainty until USMCA ratified; Dems cast doubts
WASHINGTON - Economic uncertainty will linger across North America unless and until a divided Congress approves the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, trade lawyers from both countries predicted Wednesday ...
Nov 14, 2018