Category Archives: Canadian Press
A primer: new Supreme Court justice joins elite eight on top bench
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made his second appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, naming Sheilah Martin to fill the vacancy that will open when Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin re...
Nov 29, 2017
Canadian skier Erik Guay to miss Beaver Creek World Cup races with injured back
MONTREAL - Erik Guay’s injured back will keep him out of World Cup alpine skiing races for a second straight week, Alpine Canada told The Canadian Press in an email Wednesday. The Mont-Tremblant...
Nov 29, 2017
State-sanctioned LGBTQ discrimination continues, advocates say
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for past state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people in Canada, but advocates argue his Liberal government could be doing more to stop it fro...
Nov 29, 2017
Alberta's credit rating cut after confirming $10.3B deficit, $42B debt
EDMONTON - Alberta has been hit with another credit downgrade one day after it confirmed it remains on track for a $10.3-billion budget deficit this year. The credit rating agency DBRS say it has down...
Nov 29, 2017
'Bit of an echo chamber:' Study finds climate denier blogs ignore science
An analysis of dozens of blogs that question the threat climate change poses to polar bears has found the writers ignore virtually all the science on bears and sea ice. The study, published Wednesday ...
Nov 29, 2017
New Brunswick distributing naloxone kits in wake of 17 opioid-related deaths
FREDERICTON - In the wake of at least 17 opioid deaths in New Brunswick this year, the province has introduced a naloxone kit program in response to a growing drug epidemic nationwide. “We know ...
Nov 29, 2017
Canada useful to U.S. hosting North Korea crisis meeting, officials say
OTTAWA - The guest list isn’t firmed up, the date and location are still to be determined. But the government is billing a major international meeting it will host on the North Korea nuclear cri...
Nov 29, 2017
Canadian men's sevens squad looks to impress on field in bid to regain funding
After a breakthrough campaign that saw their first ever tournament win on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the Canadian men kick off the 2017-18 season in Dubai on Friday looking to show their wort...
Nov 29, 2017
Garrison Keillor fired, says he put hand on woman's back
MINNEAPOLIS - Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of what the network called improp...
Nov 29, 2017
NHL hockey teams helps Fernie, B.C., recover from ice rink tragedy
FERNIE, B.C. - Residents of a British Columbia city could soon be back on home ice, thanks to the NHL’s Calgary Flames. The hockey team’s charitable arm, the Calgary Flames Foundation, has...
Nov 29, 2017