Category Archives: Canadian Press
Karina Gould becomes first federal cabinet minister to give birth
OTTAWA - Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has made history - twice over - with the birth of a baby boy this week. She’s the first woman to give birth while holding a federal cabinet...
Mar 9, 2018
Trudeau's G7 sherpa says former Conservative government 'suppressed' diplomats
OTTAWA - Canada’s G7 sherpa says the previous Conservative government “suppressed” everything diplomats tried to do during its decade in power. Peter Boehm said the fact that the for...
Mar 9, 2018
Uber will inform all Canadians whose data may have been compromised in 2016 breach
Uber will inform all Canadians whose personal data may have been compromised in a 2016 breach after Alberta’s privacy commissioner ruled it must notify impacted drivers and riders in the provinc...
Mar 9, 2018
Ngoepe had busy off-season promoting baseball in South Africa
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Gift Ngoepe had quite the busy off-season. After becoming the first African-born player to reach the major leagues last season, Ngoepe was traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto and spent a...
Mar 9, 2018
Toronto's Union Station was terror target: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale
REGINA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Toronto’s downtown Union Station was the target of a foiled terrorism plot in 2016. Goodale made the revelation in Regina at an event where new...
Mar 9, 2018
Let there be light, an hour longer into the evening sky
WASHINGTON - Time to set your clocks and watches one hour ahead. And maybe save some time to grouse about losing an hour’s sleep Saturday night. The shift from standard to daylight saving time o...
Mar 9, 2018
Memoir by former Border Patrol agent sparks debate
PHOENIX - Francisco Cantu said he joined the Border Patrol at age 23 to get an on-the-ground education in international relations. Now 32, he says he didn’t expect his new memoir examining some ...
Mar 9, 2018
Kristen Wiig cast as Wonder Woman villain Cheetah
LOS ANGELES - Kristen Wiig will play a villain in the next “Wonder Woman” film. Director Patty Jenkins announced on Twitter Friday that Wiig will star as Wonder Woman rival Cheetah in the ...
Mar 9, 2018
Animated rookie skip Greg Smith plots return to Brier, hopes for Gushue repeat
REGINA - Greg Smith will be cheering like mad for Brad Gushue to repeat as Canadian men’s curling champion. Gushue winning for the first time in 2017 gave that team a bye into this year’s ...
Mar 9, 2018
Raptors give love to Charles Barkley after he taps them to make NBA Finals
TORONTO - Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says Toronto is his favourite city in the world and that the Raptors are the best team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The respect is more tha...
Mar 9, 2018