Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tories want action against self-confessed terror recruit living in Toronto
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs say the government should be going after a Canadian who told a New York Times podcast that he shot people in the head as an executioner for Islamic State militants in Syria. ...
May 11, 2018
Tory staffer fired for urging senators to delay final vote on pot legalization
OTTAWA - Senators are being encouraged to postpone a vote on a bill to legalize recreational cannabis by a now-former employee of the Conservative’s chief critic of the legislation. Sen. Claude ...
May 11, 2018
Quebec judge invites province to recognize reality of multi-parent families
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge is inviting provincial lawmakers to consider the possibility of multi-parent families after a complex legal fight involving a little girl and three adults. The three-year-old...
May 11, 2018
Wynne says she isn't sure why Doug Ford has twice commented on her smile
PARRY SOUND, Ont. - Doug Ford has now commented twice on Kathleen Wynne’s smile, and the Liberal leader doesn’t know why. During a televised election debate Monday night, the Progressive C...
May 11, 2018
Woeful Impact defence set to take on punchless Union attack
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact will put the worst defence in Major League Soccer against the Philadelphia Union’s league-worst attack when the teams meet Saturday afternoon at Saputo Stadium. Ei...
May 11, 2018
As injuries mount at TFC, Canadian midfielder Chapman looks to make his mark
TORONTO - As injuries mount for Toronto FC, Canadian midfielder Jay Chapman is getting the opportunity to make his mark. The 24-year-old showed what he was capable of in the first half of Wednesday...
May 11, 2018
Blue Jays pitcher Stroman placed on 10-day disabled list with shoulder fatigue
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman is hoping that taking a step back will help him return to form. The Toronto Blue Jays right-hander, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday with right shoulder fatig...
May 11, 2018
The top of Ontario: Isolated Fort Severn tries to chart its own course
FORT SEVERN, Ont. - You can’t get much further from the carpeted corridors of power in Ontario’s capital city without stepping onto the frozen waters of Hudson Bay. This is Fort Severn, On...
May 11, 2018
UN review calls out Canada's treatment of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA - Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council are urging Canada to improve its treatment of Indigenous people, in particular women and girls. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould repres...
May 11, 2018
'We gave up a lot:' Chief of most northern Ontario community hates handouts
FORT SEVERN, Ont. - Paul Burke is chief of the 463-strong Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario’s most northerly community, which is located near the mouth of the Severn River as it empties into Hud...
May 11, 2018