Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Federation of Students wary of Liberal threat over campus sex assault
OTTAWA - The largest organization for post-secondary students in Canada is not quite ready to get behind a Liberal threat to consider withdrawing federal funding from universities and colleges that ar...
Mar 1, 2018
Finalists all Canadian as Bach, Gabel, Watts vie for Kazmaier Award
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as player of the year in U.S. university women’s hockey are from Canada, USA Hockey announced Thursday. Boston...
Mar 1, 2018
Do more to help clear backlog of disabled veterans, critics urge Ottawa
OTTAWA - A promised infusion of cash to help Veterans Affairs Canada address a massive backlog of requests for services from thousands of wounded warriors has sparked mixed reactions - with some feari...
Mar 1, 2018
Delays slow B.C. government's promised poverty reduction plan, says minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s promised plan to fight poverty is taking longer to introduce than originally forecast, says the minister in charge of poverty reduction. Shane Simpson announced pla...
Mar 1, 2018
Eskimos offensive lineman Batiste retires to join Oakland Raiders staff
Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman D’Anthony Batiste retired Thursday to become the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. The six-foot-four, 314-pound Ba...
Mar 1, 2018
Trudeau says taxing foreign online businesses would cost Canadians
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting suggestions his government should have moved to tax foreign web giants in his recent budget, saying he doesn’t want to hurt Canadian taxpaye...
Mar 1, 2018
Bettman heads to Calgary but talks about new arena for Flames not on agenda
EDMONTON - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is heading to Calgary on Friday but says anything to do with a new arena for the Flames franchise is not on the agenda. He says he’ll meet with sponsors,...
Mar 1, 2018
Town seeks $1 from town for increased school budget
TIVERTON, R.I. - A Rhode Island school district is asking local taxpayers to dig deeper into their pockets to fund next year’s school budget. But don’t expect outrage in Tiverton. The scho...
Mar 1, 2018
Sick Kids Hospital identifies case of infection linked to heart surgery
Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital is advising former heart surgery patients about a single case of a bacterial infection likely linked to a device used during cardiovascular surgery between December ...
Mar 1, 2018
'Messed me up:' '60s Scoop survivors meet for Alberta apology consultations
EDMONTON - Beatrix Massee is a Cree woman from Alberta but she speaks with a slight Tennessee twang - a legacy of the foster homes she grew up in after being taken from her mother by government author...
Mar 1, 2018