Category Archives: Canadian Press
Edmonton QB Reilly and RB White join Lions' WR Burnham as CFL top performers
TORONTO - Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly and running back John White and B.C. receiver Bryan Burnham are the CFL top performers for Week 16. Reilly completed 25-of-34 passes for 346 yards and two to...
Oct 12, 2016
Maple Leafs No. 1 overall pick Auston Matthews makes history in NHL debut
OTTAWA - Just one game into his NHL career and Auston Matthews has already made his mark. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft became the first player in NHL history to score four goals in his reg...
Oct 12, 2016
Quebec comedian allowed to appeal ruling he must pay $35,000 to artist he mocked
MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian is being allowed to appeal a ruling he must pay $35,000 to a young artist for mocking his appearance and singing. The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal ruled in July that Mike ...
Oct 12, 2016
Saskatchewan premier tells Ottawa that Clinton's climate plan a better approach
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should look south of the border before implementing a carbon tax in Canada. Wall said the climate change plan released this w...
Oct 12, 2016
Nobel-winning Canadian astrophysicist turns to mysteries of dark matter
HALIFAX - Having helped rewrite the basic laws of physics, Canadian scientist Arthur McDonald has moved on to one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Awarded a Nobel physics prize last year for...
Oct 12, 2016
Feds make promotion of women a requirement for university research chairs
OTTAWA - The federal government is expanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to gender equality to include scientific research. Universities that want in on a newly launched competiti...
Oct 12, 2016
CIBC head calls federal government's new housing measures prudent
OTTAWA - The chief executive at one of Canada’s biggest banks is supportive of a new package of federal measures aimed at easing risks in the country’s real estate system. CIBC’s Vic...
Oct 12, 2016
Judge refuses to declare mistrial in Derrick Rose rape case
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for a woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two of his friends of rape failed to disclose text messages to the defence, but the lapse was not significant enough to throw out t...
Oct 12, 2016
Teen girl pleads guilty to murder in beating death of Saskatoon infant
SASKATOON - A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a six-week-old boy in Saskatoon. The teen, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, entered t...
Oct 12, 2016
Paisley Park museum adds more October tour dates
CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Paisley Park has added additional tour dates in October for those who want to visit the suburban Minneapolis recording complex of the late superstar Prince. The Chanhassen City Cou...
Oct 12, 2016