Category Archives: Canadian Press
TVA network apologizes for saying mosques sought exclusion of women at worksite
MONTREAL - French-language network TVA has apologized for a baseless report that said members of two Montreal mosques asked for female construction workers to be excluded from a nearby site. The TV ne...
Dec 14, 2017
B.C. Lions tab former quarterback Jarious Jackson to fix troubled offence
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions are handing Jarious Jackson the keys to their troubled attack after the CFL club named the former quarterback as its new offensive co-ordinator on Thursday. Jackson playe...
Dec 14, 2017
Dutch police: 2 dead, 3 hurt in stabbings in southern city
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Two people were killed and three injured Thursday night in two stabbing incidents in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht, authorities said. Police said in a tweet that one s...
Dec 14, 2017
Lemieux hopes top preparation, home ring advantage trump WBO champ Saunders
LAVAL, Que. - There is no shortage of confidence from either British champion Billy Joe Saunders or Canadian challenger David Lemieux going into their bout for the World Boxing Organization middleweig...
Dec 14, 2017
B.C. government rejects environmental certificate for Ajax gold and copper mine
VICTORIA - British Columbia will not issue an environmental assessment certificate for a proposed open-pit gold and copper mine near Kamloops, ending years of controversy among residents. Environment ...
Dec 14, 2017
Harassment policy governing public servants does not apply to the PMO
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister’s Office has called in an independent investigator to look into unspecified allegations against a senior staffer, but the workplace harassment policy that governs all...
Dec 14, 2017
Turris settling in with Predators on and off the ice after trade from Ottawa
VANCOUVER - Kyle Turris’s pre-game routine is a little different these days. As a member of the Ottawa Senators, he used to meet up with a close-knit group of neighbours every afternoon to chat ...
Dec 14, 2017
NAFTA: In new phase of talks, search starts for solutions to break impasse
WASHINGTON - NAFTA negotiations are approaching a new phase of talks after early rounds marked by acrimony, inflexibility and finger-pointing. It’s the search for solutions. Negotiators gathered...
Dec 14, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Dec. 14 --- FOUR DIE IN ONTARIO HELICOPTER CRASH: Four employees with Ontario electrical utility Hydro One died in a helicopter crash on Thursday. A witness...
Dec 14, 2017
At The Turn: Need to give a golf gift but don't get the game? Help is here
OTTAWA - For anyone unfamiliar with the game, buying a gift for a golfer can be a stressful and intimidating ordeal - so much so that many people won't bother, reasoning that the links-obsessed loved ...
Dec 14, 2017