Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec man facing four years in Cuban prison after boating accident
MONTREAL - A well-known human rights lawyer accused the Canadian government of failing to help a Quebec man facing criminal charges in Cuba after a tragic boating accident that killed a fellow Canadia...
Apr 18, 2018
Rielly helping to lead Leafs pushback against Bruins ahead of crucial Game 4
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly would head back to Vancouver early in his Toronto Maple Leafs’ career and watch on television as players younger than him battled for the Stanley Cup. This is a lot more ...
Apr 18, 2018
Carr downplays tanker traffic risk, says legislation not developed yet
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government hasn’t yet “landed” on its promised legislative option to push the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion forward, says Natural Resources Minister ...
Apr 18, 2018
Alberta government makes Legal Aid lawyers available at bail hearings
CALGARY - The Alberta government is making Legal Aid lawyers available at first appearance bail hearings. It says the measure will reduce court backlogs and help Albertans understand their rights. Cur...
Apr 18, 2018
A boom, a whoosh of air and then terror on Flight 1380
PHILADELPHIA - There was a loud boom, and the plane started shaking violently. Air whooshed through the cabin, and snow-like debris floated down the aisle as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Som...
Apr 18, 2018
Trudeau government rejects Liberal MPs' call for decriminalization of all drugs
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is rejecting a call from its own backbenchers to decriminalize all illicit drug use in Canada - just days before Liberals are set to debate the idea at a national conve...
Apr 18, 2018
Review to assess treatment of Inuit children in N.L. child protection services
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An independent review into the treatment of Inuit children and youth in Newfoundland and Labrador’s child welfare system will be led by the province’s child and yo...
Apr 18, 2018
Montreal Canadiens say forward Paul Byron undergoes right shoulder surgery
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens said forward Paul Byron had right shoulder surgery Wednesday. The Canadiens added five-foot-nine, 162-pound Bryon’s recovery period is expected to be six months...
Apr 18, 2018
Kansas militia members convicted of Somali refugee bomb plot
WICHITA, Kan. - Three Kansas militia members were convicted Wednesday of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali refugees, an attack thwarted by another member of the group who ...
Apr 18, 2018
Simply the best? UK critics praise Tina Turner stage musical
LONDON - British theatre critics on Wednesday praised a new stage musical about the life of Tina Turner - one that also has the approval of the star herself. Turner was in the audience for the opening...
Apr 18, 2018