Category Archives: Canadian Press
NDP MP urges Goodale to get RCMP to investigate coerced sterilizations
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale should use all “legitimate tools” at his disposal to ensure the RCMP investigates women’s allegations of forced or coerced sterilization...
Apr 11, 2019
While Montreal sleeps, every minute counts for subway maintenance workers
MONTREAL - In the early hours of the morning, when most Montrealers are asleep, below the city’s surface subway maintenance workers are in a race against time. Between approximately 1 a.m. and 5...
Apr 11, 2019
Top IMF official warns global economy facing various threats
WASHINGTON - The head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund said Thursday the world is facing a time of high uncertainty with 70% of the global economy caught in a growth slowdown that could b...
Apr 11, 2019
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. makes 2019 debut with triple-A Buffalo Bisons
MOOSIC, Pa. - Bobby Meacham stood against the dugout railing before Thursday night’s game explaining how the newest addition to his Buffalo Bisons lineup had found so much success at such a youn...
Apr 11, 2019
Daisy Bates, Johnny Cash statues headed to US Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash - two of Arkansas’ most celebrated icons - are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in...
Apr 11, 2019
Pet project: Musician creates a playlist for shelter animals
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director has gone to the dogs. And the cats. Yannick Nzet-Sguin (yah-NEEK’ nay-ZAY’ say-GEN’) has curated a playlist for four-...
Apr 11, 2019
Canadian golfer Corey Conners is talk of the town in Listowel, Ont.
Residents of a small town in Southern Ontario were glued to their televisions on Thursday, rooting for a local hero playing on one of golf’s biggest stages. Corey Conners, a 27-year-old from Lis...
Apr 11, 2019
Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyis...
Apr 11, 2019
Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying in lobbying probe
WASHINGTON - Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that interse...
Apr 11, 2019
Feds' plan for neonicotinoids makes little sense, environment groups say
OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling out Canada’s approach to assessing pesticides after seven years of reviews led Health Canada to simultaneously decide to allow certain popular products to...
Apr 11, 2019