Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian astronaut tells high school students their generation could visit Mars
MONTREAL - Mars exploration is close enough that Canadian high-school students can dream of setting foot on the red planet, astronaut David Saint-Jacques told a group of Quebec students Thursday. Sain...
Jan 25, 2018
Different kind of tweet: Study says oilpatch causes sparrows to sing a new song
Noisy oilpatch equipment is causing songbirds to change their tune, concludes research from the University of Manitoba. “It’s something that is really picking up, the idea of noise polluti...
Jan 25, 2018
Canadian arm of U.K. construction giant Carillion files for creditor protection
Carillion Canada has been granted protection from creditors by the Ontario Superior Court under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The Canadian branch of insolvent British construction gi...
Jan 25, 2018
Kent Hehr resigns from Liberal cabinet, on leave of absence after allegations
OTTAWA - Kent Hehr has resigned from the federal cabinet after the sport and disabilities minister was accused of making inappropriate sexual remarks while a provincial politician. The allegation, whi...
Jan 25, 2018
Federal watchdog closes review of Barry Sherman fundraisers for Trudeau Liberals
OTTAWA - The newly-appointed federal lobbying watchdog won’t look any further into a complaint about a private fundraiser the late Barry Sherman hosted for Justin Trudeau. Nancy Belanger cites t...
Jan 25, 2018
Cherry 'not happy' with European players in Canadian Hockey League
GUELPH, Ont. - Don Cherry doesn’t think European players should be allowed to play in the Canadian Hockey League. Speaking to the media before Thursday night’s CHL Top Prospects game, Cher...
Jan 25, 2018
B.C. Lions fortify defensive front by adding linemen McCord, Waugh and Reed
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions fortified their defensive front Thursday with the signing of American linemen Tyriq McCord, Terence Waugh and Cedric Reed. The six-foot-three, 240-pound McCord attended the ...
Jan 25, 2018
Who is Patrick Brown? A look at the former Opposition leader facing sexual misconduct claims
Patrick Brown made a career of sailing into stormy political seas, fighting the tides and landing career victories against long odds. But the 39-year-old politician many believed was on his way to bec...
Jan 25, 2018
Three Vancouver Island high schools closed as RCMP find unspecified safety issue
COMOX, B.C. - Half of the high schools in a Vancouver Island school district have been closed as an RCMP investigation is underway and police say there is no word when the probe might conclude. A news...
Jan 25, 2018
Tory leader's ouster shows positive shift on sexual harassment: Liberals, NDP
HALIFAX - Political leaders in Nova Scotia say the Opposition leader’s resignation over sexual harassment allegations suggests a positive shift from times when mistreatment of female staff was s...
Jan 25, 2018