Category Archives: Canadian Press
Muslim groups denounce Quebec Premier Legault's statements on Islamophobia
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault’s statement that Islamophobia does not exist in Quebec was denounced by Muslim groups as “offensive and inexcusable,” prompting Legault to clarify...
Feb 01, 2019
Ex-Ivory Coast leader released by international court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ivory Coast’s ex-president and a former youth minister were released from International Criminal Court custody Friday, more than two weeks after they were acquitted of i...
Feb 01, 2019
Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau named NHL's first star of the month for January
NEW YORK - Johnny Gaudreau has been named the NHL’s first star for the month of January. The Calgary Flames winger scored eight goals and added 10 assists for 18 points in 11 games, propelling h...
Feb 01, 2019
St. F.X. women's basketball coach suspended after player injured during practice
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The head coach of the St. Francis Xavier University women’s basketball team remains suspended as the school’s athletics department investigates an alleged disciplinary i...
Feb 01, 2019
Canada echoes NATO, pins blame on Russia for U.S. pullout from nuclear treaty
WASHINGTON - The federal Liberal government laid the blame at Russia’s feet Friday after the United States pulled out of a 30-year-old nuclear missile treaty, rekindling Cold War fears and promp...
Feb 01, 2019
Fate of truck driver in Humboldt bus crash will test sentencing system: experts
A legal expert says the punishment for the truck driver responsible for the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash will put Canada’s sentencing provisions to the test. Jennifer Quaid, a law professor...
Feb 01, 2019
Feds drop appeal of ruling that freed charities to engage in political activity
OTTAWA - The federal government has dropped an appeal of a court ruling that freed charitable organizations to engage in unlimited political activity as long as it’s not directly supporting a pa...
Feb 01, 2019
6.6 quake hits Mexico; no reports of death or serious injury
MEXICO CITY - A strong earthquake jolted southern Mexico on Friday, rattling nerves and swaying tall buildings hundreds of miles away in the capital, but there were no reports of serious damage, injur...
Feb 01, 2019
Penguins turn to youth, land Bjugstad, McCann from Panthers
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers on Friday for forwards Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks. The...
Feb 01, 2019
Canadian men kick off Rugby World Cup preparations with game in Uruguay
Canada kicks off its 2019 Rugby World Cup preparations in Montevideo on Saturday against a Uruguay team it knows all too well. The 17th-ranked Uruguayans consigned the Canadian men to a repechage in N...
Feb 01, 2019