Category Archives: Canadian Press

Quebec man facing deportation 20 years after crime gets two-year stay
LAVAL, Que. - The lawyer for a longtime Quebec resident facing deportation to his native Italy says Ottawa has granted his client a two-year stay. Michele Torre had been given a new deportation order ...
Oct 24, 2016

Obama administration confirms double-digit premium hikes
WASHINGTON - Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That&...
Oct 24, 2016

Toronto FC looks to leave playoff mark, starting with the Philadelphia Union
TORONTO - On the second floor of Toronto’s FC practice facility, three glass cases are built into the wall of a lounge next to the dining room. One contains the Voyageurs Cup, surrounded by phot...
Oct 24, 2016
Iraqis press toward Mosul, face questions about airstrike
BARTELLA, Iraq - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought their way inside two villages Monday as they crept closer to Mosul a week into an offensive to retake the Islamic State-held city, but they also faced ...
Oct 24, 2016
Some of what Health Canada plans to help Canadians with healthy eating habits
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott has unveiled the federal government’s new healthy eating strategy, a multi-pronged plan aimed at helping Canadians eat healthier. Here’s a look at so...
Oct 24, 2016

Blue Jays plan to extend qualifying offers to Bautista and Encarnacion
TORONTO - At the very least, sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion are expected to receive qualifying offers from the Blue Jays. Whether they’ll be back in Toronto still remains as uncert...
Oct 24, 2016

Wilson-Raybould, former PM Kim Campbell defend new process for top court
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says the Liberal government is going to stick with the selection process that led to the nomination of Newfoundland and Labrador justice Malcolm Rowe to ...
Oct 24, 2016

Toronto lawyer Galati files constitutional challenge against EU trade deal
OTTAWA - The Toronto lawyer who successfully challenged the previous Conservative government over one of its Supreme Court judge nominees is setting his sights on a new target: Canada’s free tra...
Oct 24, 2016
A few examples of organizations recognizing First Nations in public gatherings
WINNIPEG - Following Canada’s apology for residential schools and the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on that chapter in the country’s history, many organizations...
Oct 24, 2016
Photographer sues Minneapolis studio over Prince photos
MINNEAPOLIS - A man who photographed Prince during the late music superstar’s early years is suing a Minneapolis studio to recover about 3,000 original pictures. Allen Beaulieu’s federal l...
Oct 24, 2016