Category Archives: Canadian Press
No-protest zones around abortion clinics could erode rights: Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says an Opposition call to restrict protests around clinics and hospitals that provide abortion services could take away people’s rights and inadverte...
Nov 23, 2018
Feds' social-finance pledge turns Canada from 'laggard' to leader, experts say
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is sinking $755 million into an experimental way to pay for charitable work, charging into “social financing” with more seed money, proportionately, than s...
Nov 23, 2018
Flair apologizes after calling RCMP on passengers following 12-hour flight delay
Flair Airlines has apologized for a situation at Vancouver International Airport that saw a pilot call the police to deal with frustrated passengers at the gate, some of whom had been waiting 14 hours...
Nov 23, 2018
Canada looks to reach semifinals at FIFA U-17 World Cup for first time
Buoyed by the return of captain Jordyn Huitema from suspension, Canada is looking to reach uncharted territory at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup this weekend. The Canadians, who have never made...
Nov 23, 2018
Brown pelican injured twice in B.C., dies while in care of SPCA
VICTORIA - A brown pelican that had been in the repeated care of the British Columbia SPCA in Victoria has died days after it was brought in with another injury. An SPCA spokeswoman says caregivers fo...
Nov 23, 2018
Jewelry store workers fight off would-be thieves with swords in Mississauga
Three jewelry store workers wielded swords to fight off four would-be thieves during an attempted robbery in Mississauga, Ont., police said. Const. Danny Marttini said the incident took place around 1...
Nov 23, 2018
Helmut Oberlander tries appeal of citizenship stripping over Nazi unit past
TORONTO - An elderly man has launched yet another challenge to his loss of citizenship and potential deportation for lying to Canadian authorities about his membership in a Second World War Nazi death...
Nov 23, 2018
CFL, LFA sign letter of intent to grow football in Canada and Mexico
EDMONTON - Brian Ramsay and Jeff Keeping were not amused. On Friday, the CFL and Mexico’s Liga de Futbol Americano Professional signed a letter of intent to work together on several projects. Th...
Nov 23, 2018
Supporters to press Cuba for return of Quebecer caught in legal limbo
MONTREAL - Supporters of a Quebec man who has been in legal limbo in Cuba since the death of a fellow Canadian tourist nearly 16 months ago are taking their case for his freedom to the Cuban embassy i...
Nov 23, 2018
Canada Post strike causes drop in Salvation Army donations, charity says
TORONTO - Every holiday season workers at the Salvation Army anxiously check the mail for a flurry of envelopes. The Christian charity usually receives most of its donation cheques in November and Dec...
Nov 23, 2018