Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fort McMurray says thanks to Canadians for support during spring wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - As Canadians count the reasons they have to be grateful this Thanksgiving, Fort McMurray, Alta. is expressing its own thanks to Canada with a special video. The Regional Municip...
Oct 09, 2016

Chapdelaine hopes his changes include a second straight win for Als over Esks
MONTREAL - Even a mundane matter like which end of a meeting room the chairs face is meaningful to new Montreal Alouettes coach Jacques Chapdelaine. He had the Olympic Stadium room where he holds week...
Oct 09, 2016

Argos defensive lineman Lemon looking forward to facing former team
TORONTO - Shawn Lemon feels there’s a good reason why the Calgary Stampeders have allowed a CFL-low 13 sacks this season. They haven’t had to contend with him yet. Lemon will be looking to...
Oct 09, 2016

Syrian refugees attend large-scale Muslim conference west of Toronto
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Hundreds of refugees from Syria were able to experience religious freedom for the first time in years as they gathered at a conference of 25,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims in Mississauga, O...
Oct 09, 2016
Giving up on Trump? Ryan focusing on saving GOP majority
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation’s top elected Republican, effectively abandoned Donald Trump Monday, telling anxious fellow lawmakers he will not campaign for or defend the flou...
Oct 09, 2016
Anonymous donor foots strangers' tab at coffee shop to encourage kindness
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Customers at coffee shop in Newfoundland got their caffeine fix with a dose of kindness after finding out an anonymous benefactor was footing the bill, a barista says. Rachell...
Oct 09, 2016
Military police, prosecutors hold key to where criminal cases end up
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces has launched the first comprehensive review of the military justice system in generations. Here are some facts about the system: - Only serving military personnel can be c...
Oct 09, 2016
Military justice review to consider leaving sex crimes with civilian court
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces has launched the first internal review of the military justice system in generations and among the issues being looked at is whether all military sexual crimes should be h...
Oct 09, 2016
Bronze ceiling: Girls seek statue of woman for Central Park
NEW YORK - Wander through Central Park past monuments to figures including Christopher Columbus, Alexander Hamilton, William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott, and it may suddenly hit you: Where are th...
Oct 09, 2016
Court fight over Ohio executions likely to focus on sedative
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio says it’s resuming executions in January with a three-drug protocol similar to one it used for several years. The concept is one adopted for decades by many states. The fir...
Oct 09, 2016