Category Archives: Canadian Press

Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner looking forward to playoff rematch with Bruins
TORONTO - Jake Gardiner hasn’t watched the tape of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ devastating Game 7 playoff loss to the Boston Bruins last year. He hasn’t had to because that bitter memor...
Apr 09, 2019
Woman pleads guilty to causing the deaths of two infants in P.E.I.
CHARLOTTETOWN - A P.E.I. woman has admitted in court to causing the deaths of two infants, placing their bodies in bags and dumping them in a garbage bin. Court documents say the babies both died R...
Apr 09, 2019

Canada still enjoys old NAFTA benefits as new deal awaits ratification: Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has kept its privileged access to the U.S. market even as the new North American trade deal hangs in the balance. That was Canada’...
Apr 09, 2019

Chris Hadfield's iconic photos from outer space to be available to public
HALIFAX - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s famous photos from the International Space Station will soon be available to the public. Hadfield donated more than 13,000 photos to Dalhousie Unive...
Apr 09, 2019

NHL suspends Voynov for 2019-20 season for domestic violence
The NHL suspended defenceman Slava Voynov on Tuesday for the 2019-20 season and 2020 playoffs after determining he committed acts of domestic violence. Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended Voynov for w...
Apr 09, 2019

Refugee advocates 'shocked and dismayed' over asylum changes in budget bill
OTTAWA - Lawyers and advocates who work directly with refugees say they are dismayed by proposed changes to asylum laws included in the Liberals’ new budget bill, calling them a devastating atta...
Apr 09, 2019

B.C. fights ticket scalpers with consumer protection law, eliminates bots
VICTORIA - British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he fondly recalls the day he waited in line at his local shopping mall for a dozen concert tickets to see Irish rock superstars U2 per...
Apr 09, 2019

Loughlin, husband and 14 parents face new charge in scam
BOSTON - “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were hit Tuesday with a new charge in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme. The move...
Apr 09, 2019

Backers of Ukraine's rival presidential candidates brawl
KIEV, Ukraine - Police have moved in to stop a scuffle between supporters of rival candidates in Ukraine’s presidential election. Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who stars in a widely popular TV s...
Apr 09, 2019

IMF forecast: Global growth will weaken this year to 3.3%
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded its outlook for growth in the United States, Europe, Japan and the overall global economy and pointed to heightened trade tensions as...
Apr 09, 2019