Category Archives: Canadian Press
Five-year-old injured after shots fired at home in northern Saskatchewan
LA RONGE, Sask. - Mounties say a five-year-old child was wounded after several gunshots were fired at a house in northern Saskatchewan. RCMP were called Sunday night to a home on the Lac La Ronge Indi...
Jan 14, 2019
Asylum seekers can't count on same response as Saudi teen: experts
The case of a Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured international attention is a rare one where circumstances aligned to grant her swift protection in Canada, but others i...
Jan 14, 2019
Who's who in the federal cabinet shuffle: new faces, and old faces in new places
OTTAWA - David Lametti loves the law, he said just after being sworn in as Canada’s new justice minister. “I know it’s a cliche to say that, but I do,” the 56-year-old said out...
Jan 14, 2019
Coyote in the bathroom! Critter runs into convention centre
NASHVILLE - A coyote sprinted past a security checkpoint and into a Nashville convention centre where a boat show was packing up Sunday night. According to the Music City Center, at around 10:20 p.m. ...
Jan 14, 2019
AP sources: Gillibrand moving toward 2020 bid in coming days
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is expected to move toward launching a 2020 presidential campaign within days by forming an exploratory committee, according to several people familiar with her pl...
Jan 14, 2019
Sooners QB, A's pick Kyler Murray declares for NFL draft
Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday. Murray announced his decision in ...
Jan 14, 2019
UN committee warns Canada in letter that B.C.'s Site C dam may break deals
A United Nations committee has warned Canada that continued construction of the Site C hydro dam in northeastern British Columbia may violate international agreements. The UN’s Committee on the ...
Jan 14, 2019
Saudi teen's flight has implications for Saudi women left behind: analysis
OTTAWA - Canada’s acceptance of a Saudi Arabian teenager seeking asylum is sparking debate within that country about loosening laws restricting women’s freedom, but also a backlash that co...
Jan 14, 2019
Saudi man facing N.S. sexual assault charge has 'fled' after embassy posts bail
SYDNEY, N.S. - A 28-year-old Saudi man charged with sexually assaulting a Cape Breton woman has gone missing, with a leading immigration lawyer saying it may be a case of the Middle Eastern kingdom he...
Jan 14, 2019
Raptors star Kawhi Leonard named NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week
TORONTO - Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference player of the week on Monday, the sixth time he’s earned the honour and second time this season with Toronto....
Jan 14, 2019