Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto police will review handling of missing persons cases, chief says
Toronto police will be reviewing how officers handle missing persons cases, the force’s chief announced Friday as officers worked to address concerns around deaths and disappearances being inves...
Dec 8, 2017
Trump signs 2-week spending bill to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday signed a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and keep the federal government running through Dec. 22. The president signed the two-week spending ...
Dec 8, 2017
NHL salary cap expected to rise to between $78M and $82M next season
MANALAPAN, Fla. - One day after the NHL took a big step towards an expansion franchise in Seattle, commissioner Gary Bettman said the league’s existing 31 teams will be allowed to spend more nex...
Dec 8, 2017
Dog makes grim discovery of human foot in shoe on Vancouver Island beach
SOOKE, B.C. - Another human foot has been found on British Columbia’s coastline, the latest in more than a dozen such grim discoveries over the past decade. RCMP say a man was out for walk Thurs...
Dec 8, 2017
Vancouver fire crews responded to more than 6,000 overdose calls this year
Vancouver firefighters have responded to more than 6,000 overdose calls this year, a 28 per cent increase over last year with a month remaining in 2017. Mayor Gregor Robertson says the numbers highlig...
Dec 8, 2017

Nova Scotia's past wrongs must be foundation for better future:premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia will only reach its potential when people who have been previously excluded, like African Nova Scotians and the Mi’kmaq, can see themselves as participants in society, Prem...
Dec 8, 2017

Boeing won't end dispute with Bombardier despite Liberal plan to buy used jets
OTTAWA - Boeing has weighed in on the Trudeau government’s plan to buy second-hand fighter jets from Australia, saying it respects the decision but has no intention of abandoning its trade dispu...
Dec 8, 2017

Mira Sorvino replies to backlash following harassment claims
NEW YORK - Mira Sorvino says she’s still glad she revealed her sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein despite facing a backlash by some who accuse her of keeping silent in order ...
Dec 8, 2017

Aecon Group wins two regulator approvals for $1.5 billion sale to Chinese buyer
CALGARY - Construction company Aecon Group Inc. says it has received two regulatory permissions needed for it to be sold to a Chinese state-owned company for $1.5 billion. The deal with CCCC Internati...
Dec 8, 2017
Calgary's Vathje and Brampton, Ont.'s Greszczyszyn win World Cup skeleton medals
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada captured a pair of medals at a World Cup skeleton competition on Friday. Calgary’s Elisabeth Vathje finished second in the women’s event while Dave Greszczyszy...
Dec 8, 2017