Category Archives: Canadian Press
A timeline of key events in the case of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur
A timeline of key events in the case of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur based on information released by Toronto police: ___ September 2010 _ Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, disappears from TorontoR...
Mar 5, 2018
Work requirement approved for Arkansas' Medicaid expansion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Trump administration on Monday approved Arkansas’ plan to require thousands of people on its Medicaid expansion program to work or volunteer, making Arkansas the third st...
Mar 5, 2018
Captain Christine Sinclair scores twice in Canada win over Korea at Algarve Cup
LAGOS, Portugal - Christine Sinclair scored twice and helped set up another to help Canada to a 3-0 win over South Korea at the Algarve Cup soccer tournament Monday. The goals raised Sinclair’s ...
Mar 5, 2018
MacKinnon, Laine, Barkov named NHL's 3 stars of the week
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Winnipeg Jets right-wing Patrik Laine and Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. MacK...
Mar 5, 2018
Another 'technical glitch' temporarily shuts down access to worker pay stubs
OTTAWA - Federal civil servants are being told they’ll have to wait this week to see the details of their paycheques after a “technical glitch” forced a shutdown of the Phoenix pay a...
Mar 5, 2018
Morneau says Canada should be exempt from new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada should be exempted from the aluminum and steel tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing. He says Canada is a “staunch ally” of th...
Mar 5, 2018
Bishop's University student from B.C. dies after fall in Dominican Republic
MONTREAL - A Bishop’s University student died and another was injured after they both fell at a beach resort in the Dominican Republic while on spring break vacation over the weekend. University...
Mar 5, 2018
Justice system report slams Alberta for hiding Indigenous incarceration rates
OTTAWA - The government of Alberta is being lambasted in a review of Canada’s justice system as the only province to keep secret the number of Indigenous people it has locked up over the last fi...
Mar 5, 2018
Nova Scotia education bill subject to heavy criticism in committee hearing
HALIFAX - Proposed legislation that would radically change the administration of Nova Scotia’s school system was derided as “undemocratic” and “unneeded” Monday as critic...
Mar 5, 2018
Two-year-old girl wanders away from child care centre in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland family wants a review of daycare regulations after a two-year-old girl who wandered away from a St. John’s child care centre was returned unharmed. “...
Mar 5, 2018