Category Archives: Canadian Press

Lawyer hails 'fair and reasonable settlement' in LGBTQ persecution case
OTTAWA - A “hellish” week of hard-fought negotiations sealed a deal to financially compensate members of the military and other federal agencies who were investigated and sanctioned becaus...
Nov 26, 2017
Late Sterling goal as Man City sets EPL record; Arsenal 4th
LONDON - Only a third of the way into its Premier League campaign, Manchester City is already making history. Pep Guardiola’s City defeated Huddersfield 2-1 Sunday to equal a club record 11th st...
Nov 26, 2017

Toronto FC ready to roll out the big guns with Altidore, Giovinco both back
TORONTO - It’s been three weeks since Toronto FC star striker Sebastian Giovinco last saw playoff action. “(Feels) like a year,” the Italian said Sunday. “Because everybody wan...
Nov 26, 2017
Conyers steps aside from Judiciary post amid sex allegations
WASHINGTON - Michigan Rep. John Conyers, under investigation over allegations he sexually harassed female staff members, said Sunday he will step aside as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Commi...
Nov 26, 2017
Canada's Kim McRae seventh at Luge World Cup; Alex Gough 10th
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada’s Kim McRae finished seventh on a tricky track on Sunday at a luge World Cup event. The Calgary-based Olympian battled the world’s best on the challenging 1,29...
Nov 26, 2017
New Montreal superhospital receives third and final patient transfer
MONTREAL - The last of three major Montreal hospital transfers was successfully completed this morning as 110 patients made the switch to a new French-language superhospital. The Centre hospitalier de...
Nov 26, 2017
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader defends platform spending
TORONTO - A day after launching an election platform that promises billions in new spending, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is defending his plan as an affordable alternative to...
Nov 26, 2017

Franken ashamed amid groping claims, will return to work
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said he feels “embarrassed and ashamed” amid allegations that he groped several women, but said he looks forward to returning to work on Monday and ...
Nov 26, 2017
Greek soccer fans attack Pakistani immigrants in Athens
ATHENS, Greece - Greek police have used stun grenades and tear gas to disperse a brief but violent altercation between supporters of a soccer club and members of Athens’ Pakistani community. Pol...
Nov 26, 2017
Mexico: A left-wing firebrand cools the rhetoric and embraces NAFTA
MEXICO CITY - While the countries re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement huddled quietly in a Mexico City hotel last week, a neighbourhood away a noisy political event unfolded that co...
Nov 26, 2017