Category Archives: Canadian Press
Critics call for cancellation of debate featuring Steve Bannon
TORONTO - A debate that will see Steve Bannon, the controversial former strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, defend the issue of populism in Toronto this week is facing growing backlash, with c...
Oct 30, 2018
Northwest Territories ministers face vote on being expelled from cabinet
YELLOWKNIFE - Two cabinet ministers in the Northwest Territories are facing a debate in the legislature about whether they should be removed from their jobs. Glen Abernethy, minister of health and soc...
Oct 30, 2018
Winfrey, Witherspoon among guests on Michelle Obama tour
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon will be among the special guests when Michelle Obama goes on tour for her memoir “Becoming.” Others appearing with the former first lady will...
Oct 30, 2018
Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence of man for kidnapping, cutting off thumb
EDMONTON - Alberta’s highest court has upheld a 12-year sentence for a man who cut off his victim’s thumb during an abduction. But a dissenting opinion means the case can automatically be ...
Oct 30, 2018
SNC asks court to review federal decision excluding it from remediation regime
MONTREAL - Arguing that federal prosecutors unreasonably excluded SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. from negotiating an agreement that could have resolved corruption and fraud charges before trial, the company h...
Oct 30, 2018
Jay Baruchel on the state of hockey in Canada, says NHL is 'boring'
TORONTO - Jay Baruchel’s passion for hockey is as well documented as his acting and filmmaking career. The comedy star has frequently stated his love of the Montreal Canadiens, and made two hock...
Oct 30, 2018
Trial begins for sports radio voice Craig Carton
NEW YORK - A prosecutor described former sports radio host Craig Carton as a lying thief as his fraud trial began in New York. The longtime co-host of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show...
Oct 30, 2018
Indigenous legal fund pitch a 'divide-and-conquer' tactic: Senator
CALGARY - A Manitoba senator says a proposal by Alberta’s United Conservatives to pick up the legal tabs of pro-pipeline First Nations is an example of age-old “divide-and-conquer” t...
Oct 30, 2018
Opposition leaders unite to pressure Trudeau to call byelections
OTTAWA - Opposition party leaders have joined forces to pressure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call byelections in all four vacant federal ridings. Four leaders - the Conservatives’ Andrew Sc...
Oct 30, 2018
Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, found dead in prison at 89
BOSTON - James “Whitey” Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, die...
Oct 30, 2018