Category Archives: Canadian Press
Queen Latifah to perform for first time at 2018 Essence Fest
NEW ORLEANS - A performance by rapper-singer-actress Queen Latifah has been added to this year’s Essence Festival in New Orleans. Queen Latifah is scheduled to appear in the Superdome on Saturda...
Apr 26, 2018
Toronto Raptors look to win in Washington and wrap up the Wizards
TORONTO - Raptors guard Delon Wright refused to take the bait Thursday when asked about some trash-talk from Washington’s Kelly Oubre Jr. The Wizards forward slid in a barb after Wednesday’...
Apr 26, 2018
Federal government finalizes regulations to reduce methane emissions
CALGARY - The federal government said Thursday it has finalized regulations that should reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by close to half. The regulations include flexibilities to ...
Apr 26, 2018
No trial date yet for Nova Scotia police chief facing sexual assault charges
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The case of a Nova Scotia police chief accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl has been set over until a pre-trial consultation Aug. 9. At that time, it’s expected ...
Apr 26, 2018
Toronto van attack accused searching for job, about to graduate college
TORONTO - Alek Minassian was a month away from completing his degree at Toronto’s Seneca College when he reached out to an information technology recruitment firm looking for a job. “The s...
Apr 26, 2018
Libyan strongman returns to country after treatment abroad
BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan strongman Gen. Khalifa Hifter returned to the country’s eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday, after much speculation over his treatment for an unknown ailment in France....
Apr 26, 2018
Quebec mosque shooting wasn't terrorism, Crown psychiatrist testifies
QUEBEC - Sentencing arguments for the Quebec City mosque shooter ended Thursday with a forensic psychiatrist testifying that Alexandre Bissonnette’s murderous rampage was a racist act but not te...
Apr 26, 2018
Montreal mayor announces Ste-Catherine Street will be revamped
Montreal’s iconic Ste-Catherine Street will be getting a 21st-century facelift that includes slashing the number of driving lanes and parking spaces in order to make more room for pedestrians, t...
Apr 26, 2018
PBO pegs cost of extended drug patents at $270M a year for feds, $392M for Cdns
OTTAWA - An extension of drug patent protections in the Canada-EU free trade deal could end up costing Canadians an estimated $392 million a year, and federal coffers up to $270 million more annually,...
Apr 26, 2018
Explosion at Husky refinery in Wisconsin sends several people to hospital
CALGARY - A tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at a Wisconsin refinery owned by Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. on Thursday, injuring several people and causing a blast that one worker desc...
Apr 26, 2018