Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Judicial Council wants greater range of disciplinary options for judges
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council wants more flexibility when it comes to deciding how a federally appointed judge should be disciplined for misconduct. “At the present time, the only true ...
Oct 05, 2016
Phoenix payroll backlog drops as officials scramble to clear emerging cases
OTTAWA - The head of the federal department overseeing the effort to fix the Phoenix civil-servant payroll system says the government isn’t contemplating legal action, even though at least one o...
Oct 05, 2016
Oilers make 19-year-old Connor McDavid youngest captain in NHL history
Oilers coach Todd McLellan knew Connor McDavid was ready to become the youngest captain in NHL history eight months ago. After a long layoff due to a broken collarbone, McDavid returned to Edmonton...
Oct 05, 2016
Exotic animal-assisted therapy could put people and animals at risk: Experts
Dogs and horses have long been used in therapy, but experts are raising concerns about a more recent trend that has some Canadian companies offering exotic animals for therapeutic services in hospital...
Oct 05, 2016
NHL suspends Kings' Pearson for rest of pre-season, two regular-season games
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Pearson for the remainder of the pre-season and two regular-season games for an illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defencema...
Oct 05, 2016
The Canadian Press takes a look at five NHL coaches who could be on the hot seat
Three NHL coaches were fired during the 2015-16 regular-season, with three more getting axed once their clubs were eliminated. Add to that Patrick Roy’s resignation from the Colorado Avalanche t...
Oct 05, 2016
The Canadian Press takes a look at 10 NHL players to watch in 2016-17
With the NHL season just around the corner, The Canadian Press takes a look at 10 players to watch in 2016-17. BRENT BURNS SAN JOSE SHARKS A finalist for the Norris Trophy last season as the NHL’...
Oct 05, 2016
Court told Calgary man, 85, charged in wife's death likely to have dementia
CALGARY - Loved ones and friends of an 85-year-old man accused of murdering his wife of 56 years say he had long been suffering from dementia but she did not want to put him in long-term care despite ...
Oct 05, 2016
California water board fears water-saving has been abandoned
FRESNO, Calif. - Californians conserved about a third less water in August than a year earlier, state regulators announced Wednesday, evidence that the decision to ease up on conservation mandates cau...
Oct 05, 2016
Paris climate agreement to take effect Nov. 4
The landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, after a coalition of the world’s largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas pushed it pa...
Oct 05, 2016