Category Archives: Canadian Press
High court ruling allows long-term expats to vote in February byelections
TORONTO - Expat Canadians with ties to one of three ridings now in the throes of byelections may be eligible to vote no matter how long they’ve been abroad given last week’s Supreme Court ...
Jan 18, 2019
Report Trump counselled Cohen to lie to Congress rekindles impeachment cries
WASHINGTON - The drumbeat of impeachment grew a little louder in Washington on Friday following an explosive media report that alleges the president of the United States directed his former lawyer and...
Jan 18, 2019
Dukurs, Flock win World Cup skeleton races and Euro titles
INNSBRUCK, Austria - Martins Dukurs of Latvia was the men’s winner and Janine Flock of Austria was the women’s winner in World Cup skeleton racing on Friday. It was the first win of the se...
Jan 18, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Canadian international Derek Cornelius
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired 2018 Canadian youth international player of the year Derek Cornelius. The MLS club made a deal with Serbia’s FK Javor Ivanjica to land the 21-ye...
Jan 18, 2019
Cat Lake First Nation in northern Ontario declares state of emergency over housing
CAT LAKE, Ont. - The leadership of Cat Lake First Nation in northern Ontario has declared a state of emergency, citing “profoundly poor conditions of housing” as the cause of a public heal...
Jan 18, 2019
Canada's Georgia Simmerling helps team capture silver in return to cycling
CAMBRIDGE, New Zealand - Georgia Simmerling helped Canada capture a silver medal in a World Cup women’s team pursuit as she returned to track cycling after a serious injury. The 29-year-old West...
Jan 18, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers release veteran linebacker Ian Wild after six seasons
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released American Ian Wild on Friday. Wild spent six seasons with Winnipeg. He appeared in 67 career games recording 245 defensive tackles, 60 special-teams tackle...
Jan 18, 2019
Federal ministers seek to reassure family of Canadian woman missing in West Africa
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday all indications are that a Canadian woman who has been missing in Burkina Faso for more than a month is still alive. Fears for the well-bei...
Jan 18, 2019
Trudeau acknowledges global turmoil is making Canadians anxious, fearful
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Justin Trudeau acknowledged Friday that Canadians are anxious about the upheavals occurring around the globe - with Canada recently seeming to have become the world’s favourit...
Jan 18, 2019
Now is not the time for Trudeau to call Chinese president, says ambassador
OTTAWA - Diplomacy needs more time before the prime minister tries personally to settle the fight between Ottawa and Beijing that has left two Canadians detained in China and another facing the death ...
Jan 18, 2019