Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ford, Horwath spar in northern debate as Wynne defends her record
PARRY SOUND, Ont. - As the Tories push to make inroads into Ontario’s north, their leader Doug Ford focused the brunt of his attacks during the election’s northern debate on the NDP, a par...
May 11, 2018
G7 legacy: high-speed internet coverage and cellphone reception across La Malbaie
LA MALBAIE, Que. - When the limousines, security guards, helicopters and politicians leave Quebec’s Charlevoix region after next month’s 44th annual G7 summit, its citizens will benefit fr...
May 11, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Winnipeg 5 Nashville 1 (Winnipeg wins series 4-3) — IIHF World Championship At Herning, Denmark United States 3 Latvia 2 (OT) Canada 5 Norway 0 A...
May 11, 2018
CNN's Jake Tapper to address UMass-Amherst graduates
AMHERST, Mass. - CNN anchor Jake Tapper is set to address graduates at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s spring commencement. Tapper is the featured speaker at Friday’s ceremony fo...
May 10, 2018
Family of 7 dead with gunshot wounds in rural Australia
CANBERRA, Australia - A family of seven including four children was found dead with gunshot wounds Friday at a rural property in southwest Australia in what could be the country’s worst mass sho...
May 10, 2018
Water advisory lifted in Montreal neighbourhood
MONTREAL - Officials in Montreal have lifted a water advisory affecting several downtown blocks after a hazardous substance was believed to have entered the water system. The city said late Thursday t...
May 10, 2018
Jets beat Preds in Game 7, advance to Winnipeg's first Western Conference final
NASHVILLE - Paul Stastny says his father Peter still talks about the overtime goal he scored in Game 7 for the Quebec Nordiques against the Montreal Canadiens in the 1985 playoffs. While not quite as ...
May 10, 2018
J.A. Happ struggles in Blue Jays' 9-3 loss to Mariners
TORONTO - J.A. Happ’s first order of business after a lopsided loss to the Seattle Mariners was to just try and forget it all. Happ gave up 10 hits and seven runs in 3 1/3 innings as the Toronto...
May 10, 2018
Saskatoon public high schools to nix grad banquets, too costly for some families
Saskatoon's public high schools will stop hosting graduation banquets for students effective next year. The reason? In a letter sent to parents, school principals say the banquets are too expensive fo...
May 10, 2018
Manitoba premier drops night-hunt ban news in party evening speech
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government appears set to ban hunting with spotlights - a practice that Premier Brian Pallister said last year was leading to a race war with some Indigenous hunters. Pallister...
May 10, 2018