Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec releases criteria for requesting exemption under face-covering law
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has unveiled some of its guidelines for dealing with requests for religious accommodation under its controversial law banning people from receiving or giving a public se...
May 09, 2018
Furry escape artist on the loose: Dog breaks out of Saskatoon SPCA kennel
SASKATOON - A runaway puppy brought to the Saskatoon SPCA showed some dogged determination when it managed to break out of its kennel and return to the streets. George, a 10-month-old pit-bull-Labrado...
May 09, 2018
A look at the other Canadian no-hitter: Dick Fowler's 1945 gem for the Athletics
TORONTO - The memories came rushing back for Candice Ballouli when she heard about Canadian pitcher James Paxton’s performance for the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night in Toronto. She thought b...
May 09, 2018
Banning home-grown pot would be paternalistic, unenforceable: task force chair
OTTAWA - Banning Canadians from growing a few marijuana plants in their homes or backyards once recreational cannabis is legalized would be both paternalistic and unenforceable, former federal justice...
May 09, 2018
How investigators cracked an alleged business immigration scam on P.E.I.
It started with a fancy watch nabbed at Halifax’s international airport. But newly released search warrants have revealed the intricate sleuthing that led immigration officials to dive deeply in...
May 09, 2018
UBC quarterback O'Connor to be a person of interest for CFL, NFL this season
Michael O’Connor will be a centre of attention this season. The University of British Columbia quarterback is already getting a hard look this week in Quebec City as he prepares for the East-Wes...
May 09, 2018
New campaign to find 10-year-old Montreal boy missing for nearly two months
MONTREAL - The parents of a 10-year-old Montreal boy who has been missing for almost two months are launching a new effort to find him. Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou’s parents told a news conference tod...
May 09, 2018
Trial set for physician tied to guitarist's fatal overdose
An Alabama physician is scheduled to go on trial Friday on charges that he improperly prescribed fentanyl and other drugs to 3 Doors Down guitarist Matthew Roberts, who died of a drug overdose. Dr. Ri...
May 09, 2018
Man City sets Premier League record for points, goals, wins
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City set the Premier League record for most points, most goals and most wins in a single season by beating Brighton 3-1 on Wednesday. City moved onto 97 points, two mo...
May 09, 2018
Canadian NAFTA concern: North American auto production tied up in red tape
WASHINGTON - Canada is voicing concerns heard from car companies that some of the rules being considered during the NAFTA negotiations could prove damaging to one of this continent’s biggest ind...
May 09, 2018