Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jays conducting investigation after six minor leaguers get doping suspensions
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they are conducting an internal investigation after six players in the team’s minor-league system were suspended for using performance-enhancing substances ov...
Nov 23, 2017
Dreaded D: Argos defensive players say they draw strength from dreadlocks
OTTAWA - Bear Woods was still in elementary school when his best friend’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Hoping to help in some way, Woods asked his parents for permission to grow his san...
Nov 23, 2017
Case of B.C. man accused of disguising his face and threatening a woman delayed
VERNON, B.C. - The case of a British Columbia man accused of threatening a woman with a gun in the province’s Interior has been put over until mid-December. Thirty-seven-year-old Curtis Sagmoen ...
Nov 23, 2017
Johnny Cash boyhood home considered for historic nomination
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The boyhood home of country music icon Johnny Cash is being considered as a nominee for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Pr...
Nov 23, 2017
Refugee system isn't for those seeking better economic life: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Would-be Canadians need more than just a desire for a better economic future if they expect to be granted refugee status in this country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Trudeau,...
Nov 23, 2017
Judge's failure to give reasons results in new sexual assault trial
TORONTO - A massage therapist properly convicted of sexually assaulting two women will get a new trial because a judge failed to say why he refused to allow a separate hearing for each charge. In over...
Nov 23, 2017
Nova Scotia not looking to open up adoption records, minister says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s community services minister says the province isn’t looking to open up adoption records, even as many other provinces ease access. Kelly Regan said the province too...
Nov 23, 2017
Diplomatic solution to North Korean crisis could come through Cuba: Trudeau
CHARLOTTETOWN - Justin Trudeau says Canada could play a key role in defusing the tense global standoff with the North Korean regime by working with Cuba, a course of action the prime minister says he ...
Nov 23, 2017
Las Vegas pot dispensaries offer Black Friday deals
LAS VEGAS - Big-box stores won’t be the only ones offering discounts to shoppers in Las Vegas this Black Friday. Marijuana dispensaries are rolling out deals, too. More than 40 dispensaries in t...
Nov 23, 2017
Argos starter Ray's focus is on Grey Cup, not his football future
OTTAWA - Ricky Ray’s laid-back personality has helped him deal with Grey Cup week’s hot-button topic: His football future. The 15-year veteran quarterback leads the Toronto Argonauts into ...
Nov 23, 2017