Category Archives: Canadian Press
North Carolina radio stations drop R. Kelly from playlists
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two radio stations in North Carolina’s largest city have dropped R. Kelly from their playlists. WBTV in Charlotte reports WOSF-FM operations manager Jeff Anderson said he doesn...
Feb 06, 2019
Hamilton Ticats sign all-star defensive back Brooks to contract extension
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks to a two-year contract extension Wednesday. Brooks, 27, was scheduled to become a free agent next week. The five-foot-10...
Feb 06, 2019
Depression clouded judgment of man accused of killing ailing wife: psychiatrist
MONTREAL - A man on trial for second-degree murder was suffering from depression that affected his ability to make decisions on the day he smothered his ailing wife with a pillow, a jury heard Wednesd...
Feb 06, 2019
Federal bill would make Sept. 30 holiday for Indigenous reconciliation
OTTAWA - Sept. 30 might become a new statutory holiday commemorating victims of residential schools. The House of Commons heritage committee approved a measure Tuesday to make the last day of Septembe...
Feb 06, 2019
Impact of ice sheet retreat on Canadian weather being underestimated: study
Greenland and Antarctica are a long distance away, but newly released research suggests the accelerating disappearance of their ice caps will have a major - and underestimated - effect on extreme weat...
Feb 06, 2019
Freeland travels to Washington to talk tariffs, trade and terrorism
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will continue to lead the fight against Islamic State militants in the Middle East, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Wednesday - notwithstanding President Donald TrumpR...
Feb 06, 2019
Mother of newborn sought help for addiction, admitted to drug use: documents
WINNIPEG - The mother of a newborn seen in a social media video being taken away by police in hospital had told social workers she’d unsuccessfully been treated for addiction, had used cocaine d...
Feb 06, 2019
'Lives are changed forever:' Outpouring for families of B.C. train crash victims
CALGARY - A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains this week claimed three of their own. “All the people I...
Feb 06, 2019
New video shows late activist pleading for change to assisted dying rules
HALIFAX - A new national campaign is honouring a Halifax woman who ended her life with medical assistance - and lobbying the federal government to amend Canada’s assisted dying rules. Audrey Par...
Feb 06, 2019
Trump to meet with Colombian president later this month
WASHINGTON - The president of Colombia will be travelling to Washington and meeting with President Donald Trump later this month. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump and first lady Me...
Feb 06, 2019