Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario college apologizes for student sexual harassment of TV reporter
HAMILTON - A southern Ontario college says it’s investigating two incidents in which a television reporter says she was sexually harassed by students. In a posting on the Mohawk College Facebook...
Nov 23, 2017
Activists applaud vote to remove cops from Toronto schools
TORONTO - A group of activists called on the Ontario government to ban the practice of stationing uniformed police officers at high schools across the province after the Toronto District School Board ...
Nov 23, 2017
Second training run cancelled at Lake Louise ahead of men's downhill World Cup stop
Training ahead of the men’s World Cup alpine skiing stop in Lake Louise, Alta., has been cancelled for a second straight day. Today’s runs were called off because of rain and temperatures ...
Nov 23, 2017
WWII museum holds extensive Winston Churchill collection
NATICK, Mass. - A Massachusetts museum is touting its collection of Winston Churchill artifacts following the release of a major new biopic about the famous British prime minister. The International M...
Nov 23, 2017
Ottawa-based priest from Quebec suspended in wake of sex-abuse lawsuit
MONTREAL - An Ottawa-based priest has been suspended after being named in a $2-million sex-abuse lawsuit filed on behalf of students who attended a Catholic boarding school in Quebec’s Eastern T...
Nov 23, 2017
Canadian bobsledders eager to build on memorable three-medal showing
WHISTLER, B.C. - Chris Le Bihan hunkered down at his Calgary office with staff members last Friday to watch Canada’s bobsledders compete at the season’s second World Cup stop. By the time ...
Nov 23, 2017
Murder trial shown video of compost bin allegedly used to dispose of cop's body
HALIFAX - A Halifax murder trial was shown a video Thursday of a man rolling a compost bin that was allegedly used to dump an off-duty police officer’s body after she was strangled. The Crown ha...
Nov 23, 2017
Macy's Thanksgiving parade revels on amid tight security
NEW YORK - The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade featured balloons, bands, stars and heavy security in a year marked by attacks on outdoor gathering spots. With new faces and old favourites in the ...
Nov 23, 2017
Supreme Court to hear case on whether ISPs can charge for IDing online pirates
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a case over whether an internet service provider can charge a fee for revealing information about a suspected movie pirate to film producers seek...
Nov 23, 2017
Time to restrict travel of Myanmar military elite with UN sanctions: Axworthy
OTTAWA - Myanmar’s military elite need to have their wings clipped by targeted United Nations travel sanctions in order to discourage the continued ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, says for...
Nov 23, 2017