Category Archives: Canadian Press
N.S. passes contentious education bill that removes principals from union
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s teachers’ union is slamming the passage of a contentious bill that makes sweeping reforms to the education system. The governing Liberals used their majority to pas...
Mar 9, 2018
NAFTA termination would have modest impact on economy: Conference Board
OTTAWA - The Conference Board of Canada is predicting a 0.5 per cent decline in the country’s economy resulting in the loss of about 85,000 jobs within a year if the North American Free Trade Ag...
Mar 9, 2018
Para hockey star Brad Bowden credits his late grandparents for his career
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - A pair of photos hang framed beside Brad Bowden’s bed in the Pyeongchang athletes village. One is of his recently deceased Boston Terrier Johnny Cash. The other...
Mar 9, 2018
Whitecaps striker Kei Kamara to play 300th MLS game when Houston hosts Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Striker Kei Kamara is scheduled to play his 300th Major League Soccer game Saturday when the Vancouver Whitecaps travel to face the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. So, what’s...
Mar 9, 2018
South African rugby star looking forward to Vancouver sevens series
VANCOUVER - South African rugby captain Philip Snyman is looking forward to more than just playing time while he’s in Vancouver this weekend. “I really enjoy the coffee in Vancouver. I thi...
Mar 9, 2018
One of few remaining survivors of the Halifax Explosion dies at age 106
HALIFAX - One of the last people to survive the Halifax Explosion has died at the age of 106. An obituary for Gladys Hazel Forrest says she died at a care home in Halifax on Monday. The notice says Fo...
Mar 9, 2018
Kenya president and opposition leader agree to unify country
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s president and opposition leader announced Friday they will work together to unite the country, which has been divided along ethnic lines following last year’s disp...
Mar 9, 2018
South Korean actor under sexual abuse probe found dead
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A veteran South Korean actor who was under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of his students was found dead Friday. Police and fire officials confirmed that Jo Min-ki,...
Mar 9, 2018
'Two separate piles:' Saskatchewan inquests allow for Indigenous jury pools
A lawyer helping the family of a young Cree man shot and killed by a Saskatchewan farmer left a different courthouse this week with an idea about how Canada’s jury system could be improved. Chri...
Mar 9, 2018
Poster in B.C. schools about white privilege hits nerve with some parents
A poster campaign at a school district in British Columbia’s Interior aimed at creating conversations about racism and privilege has struck a nerve with some parents. Schools in the Gold Trail D...
Mar 9, 2018