Category Archives: Canadian Press

Concordia University defends handling of sexual misconduct complaint
MONTREAL - Concordia University is defending the way it investigates sexual misconduct allegations against its faculty after a former student accused the school of mishandling her complaint. Universit...
Feb 07, 2019

Mosque killer Bissonnette could receive longest prison term ever in Canada
MONTREAL - The man who killed six worshippers inside a Quebec City mosque in 2017 could receive the longest prison sentence in Canadian history when he appears before a judge Friday. Alexandre Bissonn...
Feb 07, 2019
Auger-Aliassime feels Canada deserved better seeding for Davis Cup Finals
Canada was recently saddled with the No. 13 spot in the Davis Cup Finals seedings, a position that Felix Auger-Aliassime feels was a little low considering the country’s depth and previous resul...
Feb 07, 2019
Canada's Rosanna Crawford digging deep in her final biathlon season
CANMORE, Alta. - Rosanna Crawford’s inspiration as her biathlon career winds down is the lyrics to RuPaul’s “Sissy That Walk.” “If I fly, or if I fall, at least I can say...
Feb 07, 2019

Grammys, Ariana Grande trade words about axed performance
LOS ANGELES - Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said the show had multiple conversations with Ariana Grande about possibly performing Sunday but the singer “felt it was too late for her to pull somet...
Feb 07, 2019

Canadian women's speedskating team earns silver at world championships
INZELL, Germany - Canada raced to a silver medal on Thursday in the women’s team sprint at the world single distance speedskating championships. Heather McLean of Winnipeg, Kaylin Irvine of Calg...
Feb 07, 2019

Details emerging about Gerald Cotten, the young founder of QuadrigaCX
HALIFAX - A clearer picture is emerging of the young man at the centre of the mysterious demise of one of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Gerald Cotten, a Nova Scotia resident origina...
Feb 07, 2019

Niagara forward Jason Robertson thriving with IceDogs, pushing for scoring title
TORONTO - Forward Jason Robertson has found an extra gear since a mid-season trade to the Niagara IceDogs. And now he’s flirting with both a league scoring title and a chance for a deep run in t...
Feb 07, 2019
Reinstate scrapped Ontario sex-ed curriculum, lawyers argue in human rights case
TORONTO - Lawyers for a transgender girl fighting the Ontario government’s repeal of a modernized sex-ed curriculum say the document should be reinstated to protect their 11-year-old client and ...
Feb 07, 2019
One city smashes cold record as extreme cold blankets Saskatchewan
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan’s record-smashing cold has caught the attention of a senior climatologist at Environment Canada. David Phillips said it’s tough to break records when temperature s...
Feb 07, 2019