Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge won't block California's strict child vaccination law
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge will not immediately block a California law that requires all schoolchildren to be vaccinated and is one of the strictest in the nation for eliminating exemptions based on ...
Aug 26, 2016

Transgender North Carolinians get restroom-access win
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge ruled Friday that two students and an employee must be allowed to use restrooms matching their gender identity at University of North Carolina campuses, and he said the...
Aug 26, 2016
Bombardier hands out pink slips, as part of effort to cut 7,000 workers
MONTREAL - Bombardier handed out pink slips Friday to aerospace employees in Montreal as part of its efforts announced in February to trim 7,000 workers over two years. The Montreal-based company decl...
Aug 26, 2016
Teck Resources disappointed with court order to pay $8.3M in costs to U.S. tribe
CALGARY - Vancouver-based Teck Resources says it’s “disappointed” with a U.S. District Court ruling ordering it to pay US$8.25 million in legal costs, as part a long-running legal ba...
Aug 26, 2016

Christine Sinclair voted NWSL Player of the Olympics
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, who plays for the Portland Thorns, has been named the National Women’s Soccer League Player of the Olympics. The 33-year-old forward from Burnaby, B.C., scored...
Aug 26, 2016
Surging TFC eyes Supporter's Shield, but must first face rival Impact
TORONTO - After an unprecedented move into the top spot in the Eastern Conference, Toronto FC has its sights on FC Dallas and the Supporter’s Shield. First the Reds will have to deal with one of...
Aug 26, 2016

Ariya Jutanugarn shoots bogey free second round to take Canadian Open lead
PRIDDIS, Alta. - No driver, no problem for Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn. Despite not carrying a driver in her bag, Jutanugarn shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Friday to move atop the leaderboard t...
Aug 26, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Aug. 26 ___ CANADA SAYS IT’S WILLING TO EXPAND PEACEKEEPING DUTIES: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has told the United Nations that Ca...
Aug 26, 2016

Appeal court to hear Trader Joe's suit involving B.C. man reselling groceries
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe’s against a man who buys the company’s products and resells them in Vancouver at Pira...
Aug 26, 2016

Dallas protest leader sentenced to 2 years in prison
DALLAS - A leader of the group that organized the protest where a sniper killed five law enforcement officers in Dallas was sentenced Friday to prison for unrelated probation violations. State Distric...
Aug 26, 2016