Category Archives: Canadian Press
Fractured care system ill-equipped to deal with abuse at Halifax orphanage
HALIFAX - A new report from an ongoing public inquiry into decades of abuse at a Halifax-area orphanage says a fragmented system of care wasn’t equipped to address the needs of children who were...
Dec 07, 2018
UFC boss says Toronto could mark last fight for Holloway as a featherweight
TORONTO - Whatever the outcome of Saturday’s UFC 231 main event between featherweight champion Max (Blessed) Holloway and challenger Brian (T-City) Ortega, UFC president Dana White says it could...
Dec 07, 2018
Winnipeg company's humorous bid to keep kids safe not so funny for parents
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg business is apologizing after a humorous attempt to discourage parents from dropping off their children on its property to attend a nearby elementary school backfired. The sign p...
Dec 07, 2018
Judge issues orders of protection in Cardi B case
NEW YORK - A judge has issued orders of protection against platinum rapper Cardi B in a case involving a melee at a New York strip club. Cardi B appeared in court Friday after a summons was issued on ...
Dec 07, 2018
Trump Justice pick likely to be queried on Mueller comments
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday picked former Attorney General William Barr to once again serve as America’s top law enforcement official. But while his experience and mainstream b...
Dec 07, 2018
UN committee tells Canada to do more on sterilizations of Indigenous women
OTTAWA - Canada has to stop the “extensive forced or coerced sterilization” of Indigenous women and girls in Canada, the United Nations Committee Against Torture told the country on Friday...
Dec 07, 2018
Call centre abruptly closes in Cape Breton, leaving hundreds without work
SYDNEY, N.S. - Politicians offered a glimmer of hope Friday to hundreds of Cape Breton call centre workers grappling with layoffs less than three weeks before Christmas, saying the operation has a ...
Dec 07, 2018
Rome opera hires Gatti, who lost job over #metoo allegations
Rome’s opera house on Friday defended hiring conductor Daniele Gatti, who was fired by an Amsterdam-based orchestra last summer over sexual misconduct allegations. Teatro dell’Opera di Rom...
Dec 07, 2018
France girds for weekend protests, fearing more violence
PARIS - Anticipating a fourth straight weekend of violent protests, France on Friday mobilized armoured vehicles and thousands of police, cordoned off Paris’ broad boulevards and made plans to s...
Dec 07, 2018
UN says civilian casualties in Yemen average 123 per week
RIMBO, Sweden - The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday there were nearly 1,500 civilian casualties in Yemen from August through October, the latest grim tally to emerge from a four-year ...
Dec 07, 2018