Category Archives: Canadian Press
St. Mike's player in the Grey Cup 'disgusted' by scandal at his former school
EDMONTON - When Nolan MacMillan won the Grey Cup in 2016, he brought it back to his former high school, St. Michael’s College, to show players what’s possible if they stick with football. ...
Nov 21, 2018
Toronto Arrows sign eight more players in advance of Major League Rugby season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed eight more players, bringing their roster to 20 in advance of their inaugural Major League Rugby season. The new signings include veteran scrum half Jamie Mack...
Nov 21, 2018
Rescue in the works for B.C. sea lion with thick plastic band around its neck
VICTORIA - Members of British Columbia’s marine mammal network are mobilizing to help a sea lion with a plastic packing band wrapped tightly around its neck. The creature was spotted last week i...
Nov 21, 2018
March puts spotlight on death of Indigenous woman with infant twins
PORT HASTINGS, N.S. - Hundreds of marchers waving flags and placards blocked a causeway connecting Cape Breton Island to mainland Nova Scotia Wednesday, part of an effort to raise awareness about the ...
Nov 21, 2018
Trump grants poultry pardons to turkeys Peas and Carrots
WASHINGTON - In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump used the power of his office Tuesday to save a pair of meaty turkeys from the holiday table. But Trump jokingly warned a 39-pou...
Nov 21, 2018
EU calls for sanctions against Italy over budget
BRUSSELS - The European Commission warned Italy on Wednesday that its budget plans are in serious breach of the rules underpinning the euro single currency and said that the country should face sancti...
Nov 21, 2018
US durable goods orders fall 4.4 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell by the largest amount in 15 months with a key category that tracks business investment showing weakness for the third conse...
Nov 21, 2018
China's model village of ethnic unity shows cracks in facade
HOTAN UNITY NEW VILLAGE, China - In this corner of China’s far west, rows of identical white concrete houses with red metal roofs rise abruptly above the sand dunes of the harsh Taklamakan Deser...
Nov 21, 2018
Bill could shield utilities from California wildfire costs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s Legislature will be asked to protect utilities from possible bankruptcy by shielding them from billions of dollars in liability linked to this year’s dead...
Nov 21, 2018
Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen
CAIRO - A leading international aid group said Wednesday that an estimated 85,000 Yemeni children under the age of 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of the country’s civil...
Nov 21, 2018