Category Archives: Canadian Press
Federal government stalls on release of new Canadian citizenship guide
OTTAWA - It’s been more than two years since work began on revising the controversial study guide for Canada’s citizenship test, but the federal government says it needs more time to work ...
Jul 31, 2018
Residents leave homes as Ontario forest fires burn near Trans-Canada
KILLARNEY, Ont. - While heavy grey smoke from a nearby forest fire hung in the air, Donna Butson packed a bag of clothes and walked in her backyard with tears running from her eyes. She is one of many...
Jul 31, 2018
US-Mexico NAFTA talks minus Canada: feds insist they're encouraged
OTTAWA - Canada’s continental partners are simply trying to work through difficult bilateral sticking points on NAFTA, federal insiders insist, even as the Canadian government appears to have be...
Jul 31, 2018
Toronto FC in transfer talks but will only add players if fit is right
TORONTO - With the departure of Mariano Mino and Ager Aketxe, Toronto FC has two international slots open on its roster and coach Greg Vanney says the team is in transfer talks. But the fit has to be ...
Jul 31, 2018
Nursing student shot in Toronto rampage was trying to help wounded woman: boyfriend
TORONTO - A nursing student who took a bullet to the spine while rushing to help a wounded victim of the Toronto Greektown shooting is gradually coming out of a medically induced coma, but the full ex...
Jul 31, 2018
Studies suggest new Canadians don't know how to swim compared to those born here
MONTREAL - The recent drowning of an eight-year-old Syrian refugee in Quebec has highlighted the findings of two studies which indicate new arrivals in the country are more at risk of drowning than pe...
Jul 31, 2018
Diplomats fretted about Canadian funding for Ghana outdoor defecation campaign
TORONTO - Canadian diplomats felt the need to justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a campaign aimed at reining in outdoor defecation in Ghana amid questions over the use of development...
Jul 31, 2018
Woodruff: Got lump in throat telling of Trump inaccuracy
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Veteran journalist Judy Woodruff says it affected her when she mentioned on air that President Donald Trump had said something that wasn’t accurate. “The first time...
Jul 31, 2018
Two love: Identical twin brothers to wed identical sisters
GRASS LAKE, Mich. - Two sets of 24-year-old identical twins had their first date together, became engaged at the same time and are now preparing to tie the knot in Michigan this weekend. Identical twi...
Jul 31, 2018
Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez back pulling strings for Toronto FC
TORONTO - Early in the second half against Chicago on the weekend, Toronto FC playmaker Victor Vazquez got the ball and headed towards one corner of the Fire penalty box. The elegant Spaniard took two...
Jul 31, 2018