Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran Argos running back Whitaker pondering his football future
TORONTO - Quarterback Ricky Ray isn’t the only Toronto Argonaut pondering his football future following the club’s surprising Grey Cup run. Veteran running back Brandon Whitaker, 32, is al...
Dec 18, 2017
Calgary pilot project to prevent youth radicalization gets full federal funding
CALGARY - A pilot project aimed at giving young people a sense of belonging so that they are less vulnerable to recruitment by criminal or terrorist groups will continue with full funding from the fed...
Dec 18, 2017
Tiger-Cats sign versatile lineman Revenberg to multi-year extension
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed national offensive lineman Brandon Revenberg to a contract extension through the 2020 CFL season. Revenberg started all 18 of Hamilton’s regular-se...
Dec 18, 2017
Missing Polish fighter jet found; pilot ejected before crash
WARSAW, Poland - Wreckage from a Polish fighter jet that disappeared from radar Monday was found near a domestic air base, but the pilot of the Russian-made plane survived the crash, a defence officia...
Dec 18, 2017
Mississippi boy dials 911 to say Grinch stealing Christmas
BYRAM, Miss. - A 5-year-old Mississippi boy called 911 to report that the Grinch was trying to steal Christmas. The Clarion Ledger reports that it happened Saturday in the Jackson suburb of Byram. An ...
Dec 18, 2017
Lack of safeguards makes prison segregation law unconstitutional, judge rules
TORONTO - Isolating a prisoner for more than five days in a process known as administrative segregation is unconstitutional because the system lacks proper safeguards, an Ontario judge ruled Monday. H...
Dec 18, 2017
Montreal mayor cancels Formula E race because of cost overruns and sponsorship woes
Montreal’s mayor has decided to cancel the controversial Formula E race. Valerie Plante says cost overruns and sponsorship woes are two of the reasons for the decision. She told reporters at cit...
Dec 18, 2017
Billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman mourned by Jewish community
TORONTO - Members of Toronto’s Jewish community are paying tribute to Barry and Honey Sherman after the billionaire philanthropist couple was found dead in their home. A memorial web page for th...
Dec 18, 2017
Twitter suspends white nationalists as it enforces new rules
NEW YORK - Twitter suspended the accounts of well-known white nationalists Monday, moving swiftly to enforce its new rules aimed at reducing what it deems abusive content. The account of far-right gro...
Dec 18, 2017
B.C. ends grizzly bear hunt, calls it 'no longer socially acceptable'
VANCOUVER - Hunting grizzly bears has been banned in British Columbia, a move guides complain will put them out of business while environmentalists say is long overdue. B.C. Forests Minister Doug Dona...
Dec 18, 2017