Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Fleming finalist for NCAA most outstanding female soccer player
Canadian soccer international Jessie Fleming has been named as one of three finalists for the 2017 women’s MAC Hermann Trophy. The MAC Hermann Trophy is presented annually to the most outstandin...
Dec 8, 2017
Joly says it's up to Morneau, not her, to decide whether to tax Netflix
MONTREAL - The federal heritage minister says she never agreed to exempt online streaming giant Netflix from any sales tax on its service as part of a deal that has been a political nightmare in her h...
Dec 8, 2017
Linden: Vancouver Canucks excited at the prospect of a rival in Seattle
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Trevor Linden is looking forward to potentially driving to one of his team’s road games in the near future. The president of the Vancouver Canucks says the club welcomes the de...
Dec 8, 2017
Baseball bat attack outside mall may have been racially motivated: police
ST. THOMAS, Ont. - A 36-year-old man is facing charges in what police in St. Thomas, Ont., say may have been a racially motivated attack. Police say they were called Thursday afternoon to a mall parki...
Dec 8, 2017
Edmonton imposes one-year ban on combative sport events following boxer's death
Edmonton councillors have voted to impose a one-year moratorium on any new combative sports events in the city following the June death of a boxer. The bylaw change is to remain in place until Dec. 31...
Dec 8, 2017
Drugs, drinking water and buckets of bolts: how politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Official Ottawa spent the week absorbing the aftershocks of aggressive Donald Trump foreign policy decisions. On trade: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in China most of the week, where the ...
Dec 8, 2017
Montreal forging ahead with plan to repeal pit-bull ban
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante’s governing party is delivering on its promise to suspend the city’s controversial ban on pit bull-type dogs. City councillor Craig Sauve said in a statement ...
Dec 8, 2017
Court: 'Making a Murderer' defendant's confession stands
CHICAGO - A federal appeals court in Chicago narrowly overturned a ruling Friday that could have freed a Wisconsin inmate featured in the “Making a Murderer” series from prison, though one...
Dec 8, 2017
Israeli warplanes hit targets in Gaza Strip after rockets
JERUSALEM - Israeli warplanes have struck Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel. The Palestinian health ministry said at least 15 people were i...
Dec 8, 2017
Prosecutor declines to charge officer in deaf man's killing
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma prosecutor announced Friday that he won’t charge a police officer who fatally shot a deaf man, determining the killing was legally justified after the man aggressivel...
Dec 8, 2017