Category Archives: Canadian Press

Ujiri not concerned about Leonard's commitment to Raptors, saying he's 'happy'
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard is happy and healthy, says Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri. Leonard, the centrepiece of one of the NBA’s biggest off-season trades, has yet to address the Toronto m...
Sep 18, 2018

Quebec party leaders continue immigration attacks after English-language debate
MONTREAL - Francois Legault tried to divert attention from his immigration policies Tuesday, as a report from a research institute undercut his campaign rhetoric on newcomers and two new polls placed ...
Sep 18, 2018
World court opens preliminary probe into Rohingya expulsions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced Tuesday that she is launching a preliminary investigation into deportations of hundreds of thousands of Roh...
Sep 18, 2018
Forensics centre 'unlawfully' keeping DNA data of innocent people, suit alleges
TORONTO - A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Ontario’s renowned forensic sciences centre has been illegally retaining sensitive genetic data from people who voluntarily submitted bodily sam...
Sep 18, 2018
Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging, $854 billion bill that funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the next year and provides a short-term fix to keep the govern...
Sep 18, 2018

2018-19 OHL Preview: North Bay Battalion coach Stan Butler still going strong
TORONTO - Stan Butler has a resume that would make professional hockey teams take notice, but the Ontario Hockey League’s longest-serving head coach says his passion for the junior game is what ...
Sep 18, 2018
Keepsake gear returned to first woman to climb Mount Logan solo
WHITEHORSE - The Montreal woman who was the first female to make a solo ascent of Canada’s highest mountain has recovered some of the expensive gear she had to abandon during her rescue on the c...
Sep 18, 2018

Rocker Bryan Adams calls for changes to Canada's copyright laws to help artists
OTTAWA - Eighteen Till I Die? How about waiting until 25 years after you die? That’s how long it takes under Canada’s copyright laws for artists to regain the rights to the material they p...
Sep 18, 2018

Federal stats show slight increase in irregular migrant claims in August
OTTAWA - The number of irregular border crossers seeking asylum in Canada increased slightly in August, but were far below the record spikes seen last summer. Statistics published Tuesday by the feder...
Sep 18, 2018

New bridge collapses into river in rural Saskatchewan hours after opening
HYAS, Sask. - A rural politician in eastern Saskatchewan says he’s at a loss to explain why a newly built bridge collapsed just hours after opening. Reeve Duane Hicks said the Dyck Memorial Brid...
Sep 18, 2018