Category Archives: Canadian Press
MLS champion Toronto FC says search for trophies will continue next season
Toronto FC says the hunt for trophies will continue next season. And it is willing to spend more money to do so. Team president Bill Manning says the newly crowned MLS champions will use the extra US$...
Dec 12, 2017
Reds star Joey Votto voted winner of Toronto Star's Lou Marsh Trophy
TORONTO - Given Canada’s love for all things hockey, Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto was as surprised to win the Lou Marsh Trophy a second time as he was the first. The 34-year-old first baseman...
Dec 12, 2017
The three accused in Lac-Megantic disaster won't testify at their trial
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Lawyers representing the three men charged with criminal negligence in the Lac-Megantic rail disaster that killed 47 people announced in court Tuesday they won’t call any witn...
Dec 12, 2017
Indigenous leaders sounding alarm over implications of legal pot regime
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders looking at the prospect of legalized marijuana in Canada say they don’t see a route to riches, but rather a serious risk that the black market in pot will set its sig...
Dec 12, 2017
New fighter-jet competition to have national 'economic interest' requirement
OTTAWA - The long road to replacing Canada’s aging fighter jets took a surprising turn Tuesday as the federal Liberal government added a caveat to its latest battle of the bidders: contenders de...
Dec 12, 2017
Intelligence reform needed to rebuild confidence, Muslim group tells MPs
OTTAWA - Reform of national security agencies - not just more oversight and review - is needed to rebuild confidence and trust, a national Muslim group says. The National Council of Canadian Muslims t...
Dec 12, 2017
North American birders flock to N.B. tree after rare bird from Europe spotted
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - New Brunswick has a rare visitor from Europe and it’s attracting bird lovers from across Canada and the United States. A European mistle thrush arrived in Miramichi on Saturday...
Dec 12, 2017
A Georgia mother battles opioids to win back her kids
ELLIJAY, Georgia - The First Baptist Church auditorium was filling with an expectant crowd, friends and family who had been through so much. Kim Silvers’ three young daughters were there, all dr...
Dec 12, 2017
NFL Network suspends analysts over sexual misconduct suit
NEW YORK - Hall of Fame player Marshall Faulk and two other NFL Network analysts were suspended after a woman who worked as a wardrobe stylist at the network accused them of sexual misconduct in a law...
Dec 12, 2017
Sexual, physical abuse 'rampant' at Ontario training schools, suit alleges
TORONTO - A man who says he was badly abused at one of Ontario’s now-defunct training schools is spearheading a proposed class-action against the province that seeks $600 million on behalf of ot...
Dec 12, 2017