Category Archives: Canadian Press
In historical vote, LA Times newsroom will form union
Los Angeles Times journalists have voted to unionize for the first time in the paper’s 136-year history. The National Labor Relations Board on Friday announced results of a Jan. 4 newsroom vote....
Jan 19, 2018
Security, reproductive rights, investment: how politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Piercing the winter doldrums was the political goal of the week for all three party leaders. Justin Trudeau took to town halls in Quebec and northern Ontario to show he is a man of the people...
Jan 19, 2018
Jets WR Anderson arrested in Florida on slew of charges
SUNRISE, Fla. - New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson faces a slew of charges in Florida, including threatening a police officer’s family and saying he would rape the officer’s wife. ...
Jan 19, 2018
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Chinese scholar case
CHICAGO - U.S. prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a former physics student charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China, they told a judge in a Frida...
Jan 19, 2018
Blue Jays acquire outfielder Randal Grichuk in trade with Cardinals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays feel as though they’ve found their replacement for Jose Bautista in right field. Toronto acquired outfielder Randal Grichuk from the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday...
Jan 19, 2018
Women's movement has come a long way since their march on Washington: Activists
A march that began as a protest against a newly minted American president has morphed into a broad pushback against long-standing systems and a call for empowerment for all marginalized groups, advoca...
Jan 19, 2018
Most vessels obeyed emergency Gulf speed limit to protect endangered whales
OTTAWA - Almost 90 per cent of the ships that passed through the Gulf of St. Lawrence over the last five months complied with an emergency speed limit to help protect the whales that plied those same ...
Jan 19, 2018
Orphaned cougar in B.C.'s Interior recovers from frostbite and hunger
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A young cougar left hungry and orphaned when its mother was hit by a vehicle is recovering from frostbite in Williams Lake, B.C. Ron LeBlanc of the B.C. Conservation Officer Serv...
Jan 19, 2018
Shoppers Drug Mart optimistic on pharmacies selling pot, signs 3rd supply deal
TORONTO - Shoppers Drug Mart has lined up a third cannabis supply agreement as part of its ambition to dispense the drug amid what experts say is increasing support among pharmacists to distribute med...
Jan 19, 2018
Timeline of Lac-Megantic events
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Three men were found not guilty Friday in connection with the Lac-Megantic train disaster in July 2013. Here is a timeline of key moments related to the the derailment: JULY 6, 2013...
Jan 19, 2018