Category Archives: Canadian Press
Name-blind hiring had no significant effect on visible minority candidates: report
The federal government says hiding the names of job applicants had no significant effect on whether those who identified as visible minorities were called in for an interview over a six-month period. ...
Jan 24, 2018

Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?
NEW YORK - For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the sa...
Jan 24, 2018

Get on with tackling outstanding issues with Indigenous child welfare: Sinclair
OTTAWA - Enough talk about the over-representation of Indigenous kids in the child welfare system - it’s time for action, says the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Murray...
Jan 24, 2018
Henrich, Boyd-Clowes named to Canada's Olympic ski jumping team
CALGARY - Taylor Henrich and Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes were named to Canada’s Olympic ski jumping team on Wednesday. Henrich, 22, will be competing in her second Olympic Games after a 13th place fin...
Jan 24, 2018

Big Apple Circus clown resigns over sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - A beloved circus performer known as Grandma the clown has resigned from the Big Apple Circus following accusations that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist to pose for pornographic photos....
Jan 24, 2018

Paul Beirne named president of Canadian Premier League, set to kick off in 2019
TORONTO - No stranger to being first through the door, Paul Beirne is feeling bullish about the Canadian Premier League. Beirne was a Day 1 employee at Toronto FC. And he turned on the lights at the C...
Jan 24, 2018

Svechnikov, Zadina looking to impress at CHL Top Prospects game
Andrei Svechnikov is looking to show scouts his hand is fully healed when he takes the ice at the CHL Top Prospects game in Guelph, Ont., on Thursday. The 17-year-old native of Barnaul, Russia missed ...
Jan 24, 2018

Why feminists want Mila Kunis to turn down a Harvard award
BOSTON - A Harvard University theatre group with an all-male cast is under fire from those who say it should allow women onstage - and they’re asking Mila Kunis to take up their cause. Detractor...
Jan 24, 2018
EU court rules Germans can't trademark 'vulgar' movie name
BERLIN - A European Union court has ruled that a Germany company can’t trademark the name of one of the country’s most successful movie franchises because of its vulgar title. Constantin F...
Jan 24, 2018
Film directors criticize focus on Israel in French festival
PARIS - More than 100 international film directors, producers, actors and industry workers have signed an open letter to a French film festival to protest against its decision to highlight Israeli fil...
Jan 24, 2018