Category Archives: Canadian Press
More claim sexual inappropriateness against James Franco
NEW YORK - Several women have made further claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour against James Franco in a Los Angeles Times article . In the report published Thursday, two former student actresses...
Jan 11, 2018
Nova Scotia says it will boost role of Acadian, black voters: 'Definitely a win'
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it will introduce a new law to make it easier for Acadian and black candidates to get elected in certain ridings. Government house leader Geoff MacLellan said...
Jan 11, 2018
Government workers angry, frustrated, as they try to report Phoenix overpayments
OTTAWA - Federal government workers who’ve been overpaid through the troubled Phoenix pay system are voicing frustration with a plan to report the overpayments in order to avoid costly tax impli...
Jan 11, 2018
Fragment of flag from Nelson's HMS Victory up for auction
LONDON - Sotheby’s is auctioning a scrap of the red, white and blue “Victory Jack” flag that flew from Adm. Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar. The Britis...
Jan 11, 2018
Quebec woman who had arms and legs amputated after crash undergoes more surgery
MONTREAL - A young Quebec woman whose arms and legs were amputated following a car crash on Christmas Day underwent further surgery this week to remove more of her right leg, her sister said Thursday....
Jan 11, 2018
Anonymous donor gives Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $100M for research
TORONTO - Canada’s largest mental health hospital has been given $100 million from an anonymous donor, with the goal of developing cures for psychiatric conditions that affect almost seven milli...
Jan 11, 2018
Hunt ends for missing from Curacao boat crash; 4 known dead
CARACAS, Venezuela - Authorities called off a search Thursday for more than two dozen people who may have been on a boat carrying migrants from crisis-wracked Venezuela that crashed onto rocks on a ne...
Jan 11, 2018
Welsh international prop Dan Fleming leaves Toronto Wolfpack for Halifax
TORONTO - Welsh international prop Dan Fleming has left the Toronto Wolfpack for fellow Championship side Halifax RLFC. Toronto coach Paul Rowley said Fleming requested the move for family reasons. &#...
Jan 11, 2018
Cindy Crawford recreates iconic Super Bowl ad 26 years later
NEW YORK - Cindy Crawford is heading back to the Super Bowl: The model has recreated her iconic 1992 Super Bowl ad for Pepsi, now featuring her 18-year-old son. Crawford recently filmed the commercial...
Jan 11, 2018
Canada's Crawford claims first ever Biathlon World Cup podium place
RUHPOLDING, Germany - Canadian biathlete Rosanna Crawford claimed her first ever World Cup podium place after finishing third in a women’s 15-kilometre individual race on Thursday. “Not so...
Jan 11, 2018