Category Archives: Canadian Press
Long-term care patients in Quebec missing services due to lack of orderlies: union
MONTREAL - Quebec’s long-term care facilities aren’t able to provide enough baths or diaper changes because of a lack of personnel, according to statistics compiled by the union representi...
Sep 10, 2018
Ottawa Redblacks announce trade with B.C. Lions voided following failed medical
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks announced Monday the acquisition of Maxx Forde from the B.C. Lions has been voided as the Canadian defensive lineman didn’t pass a medical. The deal, made Saturday,...
Sep 10, 2018
Tavares on Nylander: 'We believe we're going to have Willy here to start camp'
MILTON, Ont. - John Tavares got a glimpse of William Nylander’s skill at informal practices and scrimmages this summer. With clock ticking down to training camp, Toronto’s new star centre ...
Sep 10, 2018
Immigration, labour shortage response to be ballot question on Oct. 1: Couillard
MONTREAL - Immigration levels and how to deal with a labour shortage facing the province will be the defining ballot question come election day Oct. 1, Philippe Couillard said Monday. On Day 19 of the...
Sep 10, 2018
Police arrest second man in connection with alleged car dealership poisoning
TORONTO - Police say they have arrested a second man who allegedly filled a colleague’s water bottle with engine coolant at a BMW dealership. Toronto police say they charged a 20-year-old man wi...
Sep 10, 2018
Some Montrealers say it was time for Pacioretty to move on
MONTREAL - While some Montrealers were saddened Monday by the news of Max Pacioretty’s departure from the Canadiens, several fans interviewed outside the arena where he played 10 seasons said it...
Sep 10, 2018
Box Office Top 20: 'The Nun' conjures up $53.8 million
LOS ANGELES - The horror pic “The Nun” scared off the competition and dominated the North American box office in its first weekend in theatres, grossing $53.8 million. A spinoff of a chara...
Sep 10, 2018
Last chance for Canada's NBA players to help in World Cup qualifying
MONTREAL - Kelly Olynyk could have been trying to squeeze the last gasp out of summer before another long NBA season tips off. Instead, the 27-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., and five other NBA players ...
Sep 10, 2018
Some public servants fear reprisal in reporting harassment review finds
OTTAWA - Canada’s top bureaucrat says more can be done to prevent harassment in the public service after a review found some federal civil servants are afraid to complain about it. Earlier this ...
Sep 10, 2018
Starting quarterback Travis Lulay practising with Lions' No. 1 offence
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Travis Lulay practised Monday with the B.C. Lions’ starting offence. Lulay, 34, left the Lions’ 26-14 home win over Ottawa on Friday in the second quarter after tak...
Sep 10, 2018