Category Archives: Canadian Press

Calgary judge in 'knees together' case has worked hard to change: mentor
CALGARY - A Manitoba justice says she was initially appalled by the comments a judge made to a sex-assault complainant but agreed to mentor him. Deborah McCawley was the only witness Wednesday before ...
Sep 07, 2016
Gold-mining CEO puts seven-storey waterfront mansion on market for $10 M
HALIFAX - Toronto has the Bridle Path. In Vancouver, it’s Shaughnessy. Montreal boasts Westmount. In Halifax, you’ll find the multi-millionaires along an exclusive strip of waterfront prop...
Sep 07, 2016

New Yorkers sending World Trade Center relic to Gander as a thank-you
NEW YORK - Fifteen years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City continues to thank the people of Gander, N.L., for opening their arms to thousands of stranded travellers....
Sep 07, 2016
Correction: Italy-Fascist Salutes story
ROME - In a story Sept. 7 about the Italian football federation condemning fascist salutes, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Francesco Maria Talo was the Israeli ambassador to Italy. Tal...
Sep 07, 2016

Price to play first game in nearly 10 months; long layoff a potential concern
OTTAWA - Carey Price will play his first game in 289 days when he starts Canada’s World Cup of Hockey exhibition opener on Friday against the United States. The Montreal Canadiens goalie last pl...
Sep 07, 2016

Transgender policies for Ontario hockey dressing rooms launch this season
Transgender inclusiveness in Ontario minor hockey dressing rooms will go into wide effect this season. Hockey Canada’s Ontario branches agreed to change its policies after Jesse Thompson, a tran...
Sep 07, 2016

Wilson-Raybould lays out vision for UN indigenous rights declaration
VANCOUVER - Canada must adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in a way that translates into real change for its aboriginal citizens, federal Justice Minister Jody Wi...
Sep 07, 2016
Calgary case of mother, daughter killed moving forward with preliminary hearing
CALGARY - Both sides say they are ready to move forward in the case of a man charged in the deaths of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter. Edward Downey faces two counts of first-degree mur...
Sep 07, 2016

First Arctic patrol ships are a 'significant challenge,' Irving Shipyard says
HALIFAX - Assembling the Lego-like blocks of Canada’s first Arctic offshore patrol ship on time and within budget is proving to be a “significant challenge” for the Irving Shipyard, ...
Sep 07, 2016

Goodell doesn't agree with Kaepernick's actions
NEW YORK - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell disagrees with Colin Kaepernick’s choice to kneel during the national anthem, but recognizes the quarterback’s right to protest. Asked by The Asso...
Sep 07, 2016