Category Archives: Canadian Press
Raptors coach Nick Nurse fined $15K for comments about officiating
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard appreciates his coach’s support, but it came at cost. Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse was fined US$15,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for comments he made to the media about o...
Dec 18, 2018
Indigenous sterilization victims fear inaction as feds eye examination
OTTAWA - “Do you want them cut or burned?” Deb Ironbow says she was light-headed, powerless and strapped to an operating table when a doctor asked her how he should proceed with her tubal ...
Dec 18, 2018
Belgian premier nixes early polls, then submits resignation
BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel submitted his resignation Tuesday amid pressure on his government after the biggest party in his coalition quit over his support for a United Nations c...
Dec 18, 2018
Emergency task force calls for safe supply of drugs in Vancouver to prevent ODs
Vancouver’s mayor says he will direct staff to look for a site where drug users can get safe opioids to prevent overdoses as part of a plan recommended by an emergency task force calling for mor...
Dec 18, 2018
Removal of disputed Los Angeles school mural put on hold
LOS ANGELES - Amid growing objections, the Los Angeles Unified School District has paused plans to paint over a campus mural of actress Ava Gardner that Koreatown activists contend resembles the Japan...
Dec 18, 2018
US pledges $10.6B aid for Central America, southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY - The United States pledged $5.8 billion in aid and investment Tuesday for strengthening government and economic development in Central America, and another $4.8 billion in development aid...
Dec 18, 2018
New Brunswick government loosens requirement for bilingual paramedics
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s minority Tory government is eliminating the requirement that it provide bilingual paramedics in every part of Canada’s only officially bilingual province. The...
Dec 18, 2018
Armed forces avoided using Norman's name, left no record trail: witness
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces member says his commanding officer appeared proud when he revealed last year that military officials had intentionally avoided using Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s name in...
Dec 18, 2018
Ottawa Senators owner Melnyk facing counterclaim for more than $1 billion
OTTAWA - The battle between Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and business partner John Ruddy over a proposed new downtown arena has escalated. Ruddy and Trinity Development Group Inc., are seeking ...
Dec 18, 2018
Sandra Bullock's Oscars host solution: Call on random actors
NEW YORK - Sandra Bullock has an impromptu idea for how to solve the Oscars host problem, and it involves a lot of improvisation. The Oscar-winning actress told The Associated Press Monday at a screen...
Dec 18, 2018