Category Archives: Canadian Press

Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are used to raising a political stink as part of their job. But there was an odour of a different kind Tuesday coming out of the newly renovated West Block building that...
Jan 29, 2019
Toronto Arrows'
John Moonlight shines on Major League Rugby team of the week
TORONTO - Back-row forward John Moonlight, who scored the first-ever try for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby, has been named to the MLR team of the week. The former Canada rugby sevens captai...
Jan 29, 2019
Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday sh...
Jan 29, 2019

Former Canadian basketball captain campaigning against police brutality
TORONTO - Barely a week before Chris Egi arrived at Harvard for his freshman basketball season, Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Egi and Brown were both 18. They ...
Jan 29, 2019
A look at the process Canada follows in response to an extradition request
OTTAWA - Canada’s Department of Justice, through its International Assistance Group, helps Canadian and foreign police and prosecutors by extraditing people to face prosecution or sentencing in ...
Jan 29, 2019

Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Court documents filed last w...
Jan 29, 2019
Canadian Pat Onstad named technical director at Columbus Crew SC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Canadian international goalkeeper Pat Onstad has been named technical director at Columbus Crew SC. The 51-year-old Onstad has been with the Crew since 2014, spending five seas...
Jan 29, 2019
New trial for man who killed roommate over alleged relationship with teen
TORONTO - A new trial has been ordered for an Ontario man who beat his roommate to death with a hammer in a drunken confrontation over the other man’s alleged sexual relationship with a teenage ...
Jan 29, 2019

Canada looks to ensure safety of Christian acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan
OTTAWA - Canada’s foreign ministry says it is prepared to do everything it can to ensure the safety of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy by Pakistan’s top court. The decision handed...
Jan 29, 2019

50 years on, allegations at root of Sir George Williams riot forgotten
MONTREAL - Fifty years after what became known as the Sir George Williams riot, one of the students whose allegations of racism triggered the explosive events says it’s a shame they were never a...
Jan 29, 2019