Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sexual misconduct often part of the job in hospitality work
CHICAGO - One woman recalls how a general manager at a Chicago-area restaurant where she worked told her that if security cameras recorded him reaching between her legs and grabbing her genitals, he c...
Dec 10, 2017
Fresh questions about reboot of an underground Cape Breton coal mine
HALIFAX - At the rugged eastern edge of Cape Breton, the twin tunnels of the Donkin mine extend three kilometres under the Atlantic Ocean. At the end of those shafts is a massive coal deposit left unt...
Dec 10, 2017
Poor ventilation at B.C. greenhouse blamed for carbon monoxide exposure
DELTA, B.C. - Poor ventilation at a Delta, B.C., greenhouse is to blame for sending dozens of workers to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure, a fire chief said. Delta fire battalion chief Neil Shust...
Dec 10, 2017
Finance ministers to talk changes to value, calculation of CPP benefits
OTTAWA - Manitoba’s finance minister says he and his counterparts will take another look at changes to the Canada Pension Plan amid concerns that low-income workers and women are being shortchan...
Dec 10, 2017
Woman files complaint saying workplace forced her to be around alleged abuser
A Hamilton woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by her chiropractor and then forced to see him and his friends for months at the bar where she worked says she’s relieved that the allegat...
Dec 10, 2017
Thousands of veterans waiting as backlog for disability benefits explodes
OTTAWA - The number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has skyrocketed over the last eight months, new figures show, leaving thousands of former military memb...
Dec 10, 2017
Saint's right arm to tour Canada in honour of country's 150th birthday
MONTREAL - A Catholic group says it is bringing the right forearm of a 16th-century Jesuit missionary on a cross-Canada tour to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday. A spokesperson for Catholi...
Dec 10, 2017
Blues place forward Jaden Schwartz on injured reserve
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues have placed forward Jaden Schwartz on injured reserve with a right ankle injury, and he will re-evaluated in six weeks. The Blues made the move Sunday, hours ahead of t...
Dec 10, 2017
'Coco' tops box office again before 'Star Wars' hits
LOS ANGELES - Disney and Pixar’s “Coco” has topped the box office for a third time on a quiet, pre “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” weekend in theatres. Disney estimates Sunday...
Dec 10, 2017
Whitecaps acquire star striker Kei Kamara in trade with Revolution
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired striker Kei Kamara on Sunday in a trade with the New England Revolution. New England gets Vancouver’s 2019 natural first round SuperDraft pick and a ...
Dec 10, 2017