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Canadian organizations grapple with Jean Vanier's legacy after sex abuse report
The release of a report that found non-profit founder Jean Vanier sexually abused at least six women sent a shock wave through the Canadian institutions associated with him, l...
Feb 26, 2020

Independent senators push to suspend Beyak again, despite apology
OTTAWA - Independent senators want to suspend Sen. Lynn Beyak a second time, even though she has apologized for posting derogatory letters about Indigenous Peoples on her website. After months of...
Feb 26, 2020

Manitoba grapples with legacy of fashion mogul Peter Nygard amid sex allegations
WINNIPEG - Models walked the runway as some of Manitoba's most influential people sat alongside and clapped in celebration of self-declared fashion king Peter Nygard. It was 2018 and Winnipeg May...
Feb 26, 2020

Renovation forces Canada Day party off Parliament Hill this summer
OTTAWA - Canada's biggest annual birthday bash is moving away from Parliament Hill. The July 1 festivities that normally see thousands of people dressed in red, white and maple-leaf att...
Feb 26, 2020

New NAFTA better than no NAFTA, says federal economic assessment of trade deal
OTTAWA - The federal government's economic assessment of the new North American free-trade deal says it will be worth $6.8 billion to the Canadian economy by 2025, compared with having no continental ...
Feb 26, 2020

Vancouver Canucks acquire goalie Louis Domingue in deal with New Jersey Devils
VANCOUVER - An injury to goaltender Jacob Markstrom triggered the Vancouver Canucks' only deal at the NHL trade deadline. General manager Jim Benning acquired veteran goaltender Louis Domingue from th...
Feb 26, 2020

NHL Notebook: Joel Quenneville hoping to take Panthers down familiar path
Joel Quenneville sees a lot of similarities between his new team and the old one. When he took over behind the Blackhawks' bench four games into the 2008-09 season, Chicago had a roster loaded wi...
Feb 26, 2020

Receiver T.J. Jones's free-agent deal with Argos on hold due to CBA wording
TORONTO - Rob Fry and receiver T.J. Jones remain in a holding pattern. Jones agreed to a free-agent contract with the Toronto Argonauts on Feb. 14 reportedly worth $200,000 annually. However, the deal...
Feb 26, 2020

Colorado set to become 22nd state with no death penalty
DENVER - Colorado is close to becoming the 22nd U.S. state to abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers in the Democrat-majority House on Wednesday approved the repeal bill and sent it to Democratic Gov. J...
Feb 26, 2020

New lawsuit: Mississippi prison has 'abhorrent conditions'
JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is a violent, rat-infested place where inmates live in "abhorrent conditions" and their medical needs are routinely ignored, attorneys s...
Feb 26, 2020

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