Category Archives: Canadian Press
Christmas trees offered to get rid of invasive spruce trees in 2 provinces
EDMONTON - Christmas trees are available for free in Saskatchewan or by donation in Alberta this weekend - and it’s for a good cause. The Nature Conservancy of Canada is hosting tree harvesting ...
Dec 7, 2017
Former WBC champ Pascal to face prospect Elbiali, then retire from ring
MONTREAL - Jean Pascal wants to leave the ring as a winner. The Laval, Que. resident and former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion says it will be his final fight when he takes on little-...
Dec 7, 2017
Alberta court grants Unifor injunction blocking Suncor from random drug testing
EDMONTON - A union that represents 3,000 oilsands workers at Suncor Energy sites in northeastern Alberta has won a court injunction against random drug testing. Unifor Local 707-A had argued that rand...
Dec 7, 2017
Quebec hockey teen suspended for rest of the season after stick attack on referee
RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, Que. - A teenage hockey player from Quebec has been suspended for the rest of the season after using his stick to attack a referee in the neck area. The incident occurred Nov. 23 in R...
Dec 7, 2017
Streep calls out Harvey Weinstein at women's conference
BOSTON - Meryl Streep says she and other actresses are planning to make a series of “non-negotiable” demands in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations that have rocked Hollywood, me...
Dec 7, 2017
Canucks forward Bo Horvat out up to six weeks with right foot fracture
Vancouver forward Bo Horvat will miss up to six weeks with a right foot fracture, the Canucks said Thursday. The team said a more concrete timeline for Horvat’s recovery will be available after ...
Dec 7, 2017
Former football star Warren Moon calls sexual harassment claims 'meritless'
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon says claims in a lawsuit alleging he sexual harassed a female employee at his sports marketing company are “meritless.” The suit, which was filed Monda...
Dec 7, 2017
Guilty plea in death of 11-year-old girl on northern Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - A teen who willingly gave a DNA sample to police investigating the death of a girl in a remote Manitoba First Nation community has admitted he killed her while sexually assaulting her. The ...
Dec 7, 2017
Canadian members of Oscars academy hopeful about new code of conduct
TORONTO - Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta always thought it was wrong that there was no code of conduct for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body that oversees the Oscars...
Dec 7, 2017
Alberta promises lawsuit, other "consequences" on Saskatchewan licence plate ban
EDMONTON - The licence plate fight between Alberta and Saskatchewan threatened Thursday to escalate into a much bigger trade conflict. Alberta’s economic development minister hinted that the pro...
Dec 7, 2017