Category Archives: Canadian Press

Woman facing deportation issues plea to stay in country she considers home
HALIFAX - A young mother facing deportation to the U.K. after spending much of her life in Canada issued a plea Thursday to be allowed to stay in the country she considers home, a day before her stran...
Oct 20, 2016
Computer "scalper bots" that scoop up concert tickets to be outlawed in Ontario
TORONTO - Computer “scalper bots” that scoop up huge blocks of tickets to concerts and major sporting events, forcing customers to the more expensive resale market, could soon be outlawed ...
Oct 20, 2016
Singer Akon backs Liberia schools' partnership with firm
MONROVIA, Liberia - Senegalese-American hip-hop star Akon is endorsing Liberia’s plan to outsource oversight of its primary education system to a Kenya-based for-profit company, a decision that ...
Oct 20, 2016
Guinness declares massive Michigan ice cream sundae a record
LUDINGTON, Mich. - Guinness World Records says a roughly half-mile-long ice cream sundae that was gobbled up in Michigan this June was the longest ever. The Ludington Daily News reports that the sunda...
Oct 20, 2016
Quebec Liberal steps down from provincial caucus after sex-assault allegation
Quebec Deputy Government House Leader Gerry Sklavounos stepped down from the Liberal caucus on Thursday after a young woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by someone in the party. Premier Philippe...
Oct 20, 2016

Governing body of Canadian university sport rebrands as U Sports
TORONTO - Instantly recognizable, identical in French and English, and appealing to a younger demographic. The governing body of Canadian university sport has rebranded as “U Sports” with ...
Oct 20, 2016
Report urges feds to spend more on affordable housing, wipe out homelessness
OTTAWA - A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups - the Canadian Observatory...
Oct 20, 2016

Local TV news coverage more important than station finances, says CRTC chair
OTTAWA - TV stations have a responsibility to produce local news, even if it hurts their bottom line, the head of the country’s broadcast regulator told a Commons committee Thursday. Financial p...
Oct 20, 2016
Milwaukee cop who fatally shot man charged with sex assault
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a black man in August, sparking several nights of unrest, has been charged with sexually assaulting a man the night after the shooting, after th...
Oct 20, 2016
Brazilian anti-doping agency facing possible WADA suspension
MONTREAL - The national anti-doping agencies of Azerbaijan, Brazil, Greece, Guatemala and Indonesia risk being suspended next month unless they fall into compliance with global standards. The World An...
Oct 20, 2016