Category Archives: Canadian Press
GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 car plants as sales slow
DETROIT - Shifting demand from cars to trucks and SUVS is forcing General Motors to lay off more than 2,000 workers indefinitely at two assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan starting in January. The co...
Nov 9, 2016
No Canada: Don Cherry tells "left wing kook" Americans to stay home
TORONTO - Americans threatening to move to Canada in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory are not welcome north of the border, according to outspoken hockey commentator Don Cherry. Th...
Nov 9, 2016
'Never said yes directly:' Accused in rape retrial says sex was consensual
CALGARY - A man facing trial for the second time in a high-profile sexual assault case said Wednesday his accuser never directly told him it was OK for the two of them to have sex in a bathroom at a h...
Nov 9, 2016
Edmonton man sentenced to 12 years for kidnapping, cutting off thumb
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who cut off his victim’s thumb after abducting him has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Steven Vollrath was found guilty in June of kidnapping, aggravating assaul...
Nov 9, 2016
Student to use mediation to raise issues with university sexual violence policy
TORONTO - A student who filed a human rights complaint against an Ontario university after she was sexually assaulted by another student says the school’s new guidelines for responding to sexual...
Nov 9, 2016
Parents wrestle with how to explain Trump's win in U.S. election to their kids
TORONTO - The incendiary U.S. election is proving to be a challenging teachable moment for some Canadian parents struggling to explain the surprising results to their curious children. But at least th...
Nov 9, 2016
From the PM to pro-athletes, prominent figures react to Trump victory
From the prime minister to pro-athletes, a number of prominent figures from across Canada are weighing in on Donald Trump’s election as America’s 45th president. Here is what some of them ...
Nov 9, 2016
New Jersey takes over debt-ridden Atlantic City government
TRENTON, N.J. - Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration has seized power in Atlantic City, taking control of the assets and major decision-making in the struggling seaside gambling resor...
Nov 9, 2016
Mitchell among nine Stampeders named to West Division all-star squad
TORONTO - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was one of nine Calgary Stampeders selected to the West Division all-star squad Wednesday. Mitchell helped guided Calgary (15-2-1) to the CFL’s best regula...
Nov 9, 2016
1 year after doping report, Russian track team seeks return
MOSCOW - A year after the release of a damning report into widespread doping, Russian track and field is hopeful of a way back into the global fold. On November 9, 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency&#...
Nov 9, 2016