Category Archives: Canadian Press
University of Lethbridge faculty group speaks out against prof's suspension
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The University of Lethbridge’s faculty association is speaking out against the suspension of a professor whose online comments about the Holocaust and Israel have angered Jew...
Oct 11, 2016
Molson Coors set to increase beer selection in Canada with Miller deal
MONTREAL - Molson Coors wants to offer Canadians a wider selection of imported beers after closing its US$12-billion acquisition of Miller brands that makes it the third-largest global brewer. Several...
Oct 11, 2016
Innovation minister says Liberals ready to invest in Bombardier, cites conditions
MONTREAL - The federal government investing in aerospace giant Bombardier is not a matter of if but how, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Tuesday. “We want to be a partner,” Bains sa...
Oct 11, 2016
Flames sign veteran forward Kris Versteeg to one-year deal
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed forward Kris Versteeg to a one-year contract. Versteeg, who was in training camp with the rival Edmonton Oilers, split the 2015-16 campaign between Carolina an...
Oct 11, 2016
Mistrial sought in rape lawsuit against Derrick Rose
LOS ANGELES - A judge in the trial of a rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose and two other men said Tuesday that he’s considering a mistrial after criticizing the plaintiff’s lawyers...
Oct 11, 2016
Leafs claim former Bruins prospect off waivers; Griffith had 77 points in AHL last season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed 23-year-old Seth Griffith off waivers on Tuesday afternoon. A former fifth-round pick of the Boston Bruins, Griffith scored 24 goals and 77 points in 57 games...
Oct 11, 2016
Saskatchewan Roughriders hold practice on grass in front of Parliament building
It’s not every day a CFL quarterback gets to call a play sending the prime minister downfield. The Saskatchewan Roughriders held their workout Tuesday on the lush grass of Parliament Hill in Ott...
Oct 11, 2016
Arpaio's contempt case comes less than month before election
PHOENIX - The U.S. Justice Department’s promise to file a criminal contempt-of-court charge against the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix comes less than a month before the 84-year-old lawman wi...
Oct 11, 2016
Ontario family lawyer not suspended after child porn conviction
Ontario’s Law Society Tribunal has decided not to suspend the legal licence of a Toronto-area family lawyer convicted of a child pornography offence. It dismissed the application from the Law So...
Oct 11, 2016
Trump's 'grab 'em' comment unleashes national conversation
NEW YORK - On Facebook and Twitter, on the phone and on the job, from living rooms to hair salons, Donald Trump’s “Grab ’em by the p—-” comment has unleashed a tsunami of...
Oct 11, 2016