Category Archives: Canadian Press
Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics
Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics - most likely for 2030 - in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. ...
Dec 14, 2018
CN Rail reaches tentative agreement with 2,100 Canadian mechanics, electricians
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway and the union that represents its 2,100 mechanics, electricians and apprentices in Canada say they have reached a tentative collective agreement. No details of the...
Dec 14, 2018
Government funding cut a financial blow for Ontario midwives, association says
TORONTO - The association representing Ontario midwives is “very disappointed” about the province’s decision to cut funding to the birth practitioners’ regulatory college, sayi...
Dec 14, 2018
Trudeau expects cannabis supply shortages to be fixed within a year
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the biggest challenge associated with the legalization of cannabis has been the supply shortage - but he expects it to disappear within a year. In an end-of...
Dec 14, 2018
Drug trafficker back in Canadian prison 23 years after fleeing custody
MONTREAL - A convicted drug trafficker who vanished while on leave from a Canadian prison more than 23 years ago has been returned by American authorities. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sai...
Dec 14, 2018
Scandal-plagued CBS grants $20M to 18 women's rights groups
NEW YORK - CBS on Friday pledged to give $20 million to 18 organizations dedicated to eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace as the network tries to recover from a scandal that led to the oust...
Dec 14, 2018
Montreal mayor applauds baseball study but will seek citizen input on stadium funds
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante says she’s thrilled with progress made by a group seeking to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal but remains cautious about committing public money to the ...
Dec 14, 2018
State lawmakers urge clemency for woman convicted as teen
NASHVILLE - Several Democratic Tennessee lawmakers are urging Republican Gov. Bill Haslam to grant clemency to a woman convicted of murdering a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute. Newly elected...
Dec 14, 2018
World Sikh Organization demands Canada prove Sikh extremism is a threat
OTTAWA - Canada’s public-safety ministry will reconsider the way Sikh organizations are described in a recent report outlining terror threats in Canada, the department’s minister Ralph Goo...
Dec 14, 2018
Toronto FC trades backup 'keeper Clint Irwin, acquires versatile vet Nick DeLeon
Toronto FC picked up versatile veteran Nick DeLeon and shipped out backup goalkeeper Clint Irwin on Friday. The 28-year-old DeLeon, who played 180 regular-season games for D.C. United over the last se...
Dec 14, 2018