Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former U.S. vice-president condemns Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on Twitter
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is destructive and should be stopped. The environmentalist posted a tweet Thursday saying the pipeline carryin...
May 10, 2018
Kucherov relishes chance to face Ovechkin in East Final
TAMPA, Fla. - Like many young Russian hockey players, Nikita Kucherov grew up following Alex Ovechkin’s career, hoping to someday become a prolific scorer and maybe even compete against his coun...
May 10, 2018
New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart is running to be mayor of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A New Democrat member of Parliament is jumping into the Vancouver mayoral race. Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart said Thursday he’s going to resign his seat in Parliament and run as ...
May 10, 2018
Jewelry donated to B.C. thrift store raising funds for youth worth thousands
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - Police say someone who donated costume jewelry to a thrift store in Tsawwassen, B.C., might have given away more than they realized. Delta police say a person working at the Delta Y...
May 10, 2018
Price may cut back video games, pitches Saturday at Toronto
NEW YORK - David Price considers himself a gamer - both on and off the field. Now he has to cut down on screen time. A longtime video game enthusiast, the Boston Red Sox ace was diagnosed this week wi...
May 10, 2018
Farmers urge resolution to Commons-Senate standoff over transport bill
OTTAWA - Frustrated farmers are calling for a swift end to a rare standoff between the Senate and House of Commons over a bill that would help ensure rail shipments of grain don’t get backlogged...
May 10, 2018
Thousands ordered out as part of B.C.'s southern Interior affected by flooding
VANCOUVER - Nearly 2,700 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in British Columbia’s southern Interior as officials warn of flooding due to extremely heavy snowpacks, sudden downpours...
May 10, 2018
New Brunswick Speaker jumps from Liberal ranks amid harassment allegation
FREDERICTON - The speaker of the New Brunswick legislature is leaving the Liberal ranks to sit as an Independent, and is launching a case of libel and slander against the government. Chris Collins iss...
May 10, 2018
Oldest person in US dies; Pennsylvania woman was 114
HUNTINGDON, Pa. - A 114-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was the oldest person in the United States has died, according to a funeral home. The Robert D Heath Funeral Home in Mount Union said that Delph...
May 10, 2018
Stoudamire says Raptors have come a long way, feels best is yet to come
TORONTO - Former Raptors star Damon Stoudamire leaned back on a couch in a downtown Toronto office and recalled the team’s early days when he anchored an expansion squad that would struggle for ...
May 10, 2018