Category Archives: Canadian Press

Trudeau Liberals face pushback on Indigenous child welfare legislation
OTTAWA - The federal government is working “day and night” to ensure concerns over proposed welfare legislation to benefit Indigenous children are taken seriously to enable the bill to be ...
Feb 08, 2019
Case of accused in Fredericton shooting spree delayed another month
FREDERICTON - The Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree returned to court today, but his case was delayed because his psychiatric assessment is taking longer tha...
Feb 08, 2019
Canada's Shapovalov eliminated by Hebert in Montpellier quarterfinals
MONTPELLIER, France - Canadian Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France tennis tournament, falling 7-5, 7-6 (4) to France’s Pierre-Hugues Hebert on Friday. Hebe...
Feb 08, 2019

New Wolfpack forward Jon Wilkin looks forward to sampling life in Toronto
Rugby league veteran and foodie, Jon Wilkin is looking forward to sampling what Toronto has to offer when the Wolfpack return home. The 35-year-old forward, a former England and Great Britain internat...
Feb 08, 2019

Riders head coach Dickenson names Shivers as defensive co-ordinator
REGINA - Craig Dickenson has settled on a defensive co-ordinator. The Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach announced Friday that defensive back coach Jason Shivers has been promoted to the post. He rep...
Feb 08, 2019

O'Day, CFL GMs will have no shortage of options in CFL free agency
Jeremy O’Day’s first foray into CFL free agency as a general manager promises to be a unique one. As of Friday, more than 190 players were scheduled to hit the open market at noon Tuesday....
Feb 08, 2019
Timeline in the case of Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur
A timeline of key events in the case of Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur based on information released by police: September 2010 - Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, disappears from Toronto’s gay vil...
Feb 08, 2019
Vonn and boyfriend Subban go together like snow and ice
ARE, Sweden - Of all the people flying in to attend Lindsey Vonn’s final race - her dad and two siblings, U.S. Ski Team top brass and even Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark - one very significant o...
Feb 08, 2019

Ukraine has 44 presidential candidates in all-time record
KIEV, Ukraine - Election officials in Ukraine said Friday that 44 candidates have registered to compete in the March presidential election - a record for the nation. The latest polls show that comedia...
Feb 08, 2019

Canada's Andreescu to play singles and doubles against Dutch side in Fed Cup
Canadian captain Heidi El Tabakh will go with the hot hand at this weekend’s Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie in the Netherlands. She has selected rising star Bianca Andreescu to play two ...
Feb 08, 2019