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Hong Kong protesters, police face off in renewed clashes
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs and police fired tear gas Saturday in renewed clashes over anti-government grievances. Reporters saw at least one person arrested after violenc...
Sep 23, 2019
Get Ready for Give a Little Life
The Victoria Hospital Foundation is excited to announce this year's Give A Little Life Day Campaign -Listen to Your Heartin support of Cardiac Health. We all may know someone who has suffered a cardia...
Sep 23, 2019
Canadian celebrities target election with Artists for Real Climate Action
TORONTO - For actress Cynthia Dale, the climate crisis has her concerned for her son and future generations of her family. She worries she may have a grandchild who will never know certain species she...
Sep 23, 2019
From the mouths of babes: Green ads featuring youngsters strike new chord
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May's Green party is turning its federal campaign into something of a children's crusade. The party is introducing a batch of video advertisements - in English and French - tha...
Sep 23, 2019
Back on the campaign trail and Meng Wanzhou's case is back in court; In-The-News for Sept. 23
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 23. What we are watching ...
Sep 23, 2019
Singh-Trudeau meeting will be private, say Liberals, but no time set yet
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party pledged Saturday to keep private the details of any conversation between NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Justin Trudeau about the blackface scandal that rocked the federal elec...
Sep 23, 2019
Singh-Trudeau meeting will be private, say Liberals, but no time set yet
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party pledged Saturday to keep private the details of any conversation between NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Justin Trudeau about the blackface scandal that rocked the federal elec...
Sep 23, 2019
Poll suggests Canadian trust in science falling, scientists thought 'elitist'
A survey suggests that the trust Canadians place in science may be eroding. The survey, by the polling firm Ipsos for the multinational 3M company, also found that nearly half of those ...
Sep 23, 2019
Motown mogul Berry Gordy announces retirement at 89
DETROIT - The Motown mogul who launched the careers of numerous stars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson has announced his retirement. The Detroit Free Press reports Berry Gordy said h...
Sep 23, 2019
Lirim Hajrullahu, Tiger-Cats clinch playoff spot with win over Eskimos
EDMONTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the first team in the CFL to capture a playoff berth. And it didn't come easy. Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 34-yard field goal that caromed in off the upr...
Sep 22, 2019