Category Archives: Canadian Press
New Blue Jay outfielder Randal Grichuk hard at work in off-season
TORONTO - Newly acquired Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk didn’t put his feet up in the off-season. Instead he bought a pitching machine. The 26-year-old Texan got the machine the wee...
Jan 23, 2018
Russia revokes permit for satire about Stalin's death
MOSCOW - Russia’s Culture Ministry banned a satirical film about Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s death from movie theatres Tuesday following criticism from communists and others that the Brit...
Jan 23, 2018
Abortion pill still largely out of reach for most women in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The abortion pill remains out of reach of most Nova Scotia women, because doctors still cannot bill the province for providing it. Last fall, the province announced funding of Mifegymiso, a ...
Jan 23, 2018
Report recommends scrapping most N.S. school boards, says system isn't working
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s school system is failing its students, according to a provincially ordered report that recommends all English-language boards be scrapped in favour of a single “ali...
Jan 23, 2018
Trump: Would 'love to' face Mueller questions - under oath
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday he’s “looking forward” to being questioned - under oath - in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election interfe...
Jan 23, 2018
Ottawa announces four new measures in effort to protect right whales
MONCTON, N.B. - The federal fisheries minister has imposed new measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales from entanglement with fishing gear. “Protecting Canada’s endangered...
Jan 23, 2018
Shapovalov to lead Canadian team in Davis Cup tie against Croatia
MONTREAL - Rising singles star Denis Shapovalov headlines the Canadian lineup for the team’s upcoming Davis Cup World Group first-round tie against Croatia. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Jan 23, 2018
Mother: School shooting took life of a 'perfect sweet soul'
BENTON, Ky. - A tight-knit rural community reflected Wednesday on the hometown horror of a school shooting that killed two teenagers, injured 18 and sent hundreds of others fleeing for their lives fro...
Jan 23, 2018
Facts to know about tsunami warnings in Canada
VANCOUVER - Some residents along British Columbia’s coastline were woken by tsunami warning sirens early Tuesday morning shortly after an earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska. Here are some...
Jan 23, 2018
In Oscar nominations, fresh voices lead the way
NEW YORK - The Academy Awards showered outsiders, on screen and off, with milestone-setting nominations that celebrated Guillermo del Toro’s full-hearted ode to outcasts “The Shape of Wate...
Jan 23, 2018