Category Archives: Canadian Press
Argos running back Wilder setting the bar high for 2018 CFL season
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. is setting the bar high for his second CFL season. The rugged running back captured the league’s top rookie honour and helped the Toronto Argonauts win a Grey Cup in 2...
May 18, 2018
P.E.I. latest province to offer people, funding to N.B. flood relief
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island is offering help to people affected by record-breaking flooding in New Brunswick. Premier Wade MacLauchlan says the provincial government will donate $25,000 to th...
May 18, 2018
Report finding old-forest cut indicates need for reform in Nova Scotia: critic
HALIFAX - The recent harvesting of old-growth forests in eastern Nova Scotia illustrates a “desperate need” to reform the province’s forestry practices, says a longtime conservationi...
May 18, 2018
Nigeria to issue travel documents faster to expelled border crossers: Hussen
OTTAWA - Nigeria has committed to helping reduce the flow of asylum seekers into Canada and has pledged to issue travel documents more quickly to its citizens who are in the process of being expelled ...
May 18, 2018
The outcome of the Ontario election no longer 'absolutely' certain: Experts
A dramatic shift in the first week of Ontario’s election campaign may see two of the province’s major parties redraw their plans as New Democrats try to build on their momentum and the Lib...
May 18, 2018
Texas school shooting kills 10, deadliest since Parkland
SANTA FE, Texas - A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’...
May 18, 2018
Artists offer stories to travellers at LaGuardia Airport
NEW YORK - Two New York City artists are hoping to give travellers at LaGuardia Airport something to look forward to with custom short stories written at the terminal. Lexie Smith and Gideon Jacobs se...
May 18, 2018
Here's a list April inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and L...
May 18, 2018
Here's a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuate...
May 18, 2018
Annual inflation cools to 2.2%; Core measure above 2% for first time in 6 years
OTTAWA - Higher pump prices helped the annual inflation rate stay in the upper half of the central bank’s target range last month - but even without pricier gas, underlying inflation managed to ...
May 18, 2018