Category Archives: Canadian Press
RCMP say review supports decision to lay no charges in fatal police shooting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The grieving daughter of Don Dunphy still doesn’t know why a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer went alone to her father’s home on Easter Sunday 2015 for a me...
Sep 13, 2016

Kevin Harlan gives fan on field Super Bowl play-by-play call
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Radio announcer Kevin Harlan used a fan who ran onto the field to spice up his call of Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, offering sp...
Sep 13, 2016
Maria Sharapova to find out decision on appeal in October
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year ban for doping has been delayed for a second time. Sharapova should now find out the decision in her case again...
Sep 13, 2016
Czech ice hockey referee dies after hit in head by puck
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - An ice hockey referee in the Czech Republic has died after he was injured in a game. The Czech Ice Hockey Federation says Pavel Lainka, aged 24, died on Saturday, without elab...
Sep 13, 2016
Late summer weather to linger in much of Canada, says The Weather Network
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Autumn will bring near to above seasonal temperatures across much of Canada, according to this year’s Fall Forecast from The Weather Network. It says late summer weather is expe...
Sep 13, 2016
Chatty Newfoundland fugitive turns himself in after responding to police posting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland man who promised in a Facebook post to turn himself in on five arrest warrants has kept his word. The story played out on social media Monday for all to read wh...
Sep 13, 2016

Two Canadians make short list for prestigious Man Booker Prize
Canadian author Madeleine Thien said she was feeling “pretty wonderful” to have her novel “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize on Tuesd...
Sep 13, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Sept. 13
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- NDP AND CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS MEETINGS BEING TODAY Both the Conservatives and NDP begin summer caucus meetings today. In Montreal,the NDP faces ...
Sep 13, 2016

Trump child care plan breaks with conservative orthodoxy
ASTON, Pa. - Donald Trump rolled out a plan Tuesday aimed at making child care more affordable, guaranteeing new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and suggesting new incentives for employees t...
Sep 13, 2016

Alberta's Notley says minimum wage increases timely, will not lead to job losses
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it was time to lock in minimum wage increases that guarantee workers will be paid $15 an hour by 2018. The government has had extensive discussions with s...
Sep 13, 2016