Category Archives: Canadian Press
Horses and soccer to converge at Calgary's Spruce Meadows in 2019
CALGARY - Combining horses with soccer isn’t a stretch at Spruce Meadows, according to the equestrian facility’s senior vice-president. Calgary’s team in the new Canadian Premier Lea...
May 07, 2018
B.C. sets new greenhouse reduction targets to 60 per cent by 2040
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government is counting on businesses, communities and residents to help fight climate change over the coming decades, the province’s environment minister said...
May 07, 2018
B.C. police make arrest 7 years after newlywed shot following minor crash
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death seven years ago of a newlywed husband in what police say was an apparent case of road rage. Samandeep Singh Gill of Surrey,...
May 07, 2018
Adult film star Stormy Daniels to visit Windsor, Ont., in June for two events
WINDSOR, Ont. - The porn star at the centre of legal wrangling involving U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in Windsor, Ont., next month. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie C...
May 07, 2018
Quebec man is dead after falling into manure pit on agricultural land
MONTREAL - A 39-year-old man died Monday after falling into a manure pit on agricultural land in Sainte-Helene-de-Bagot, about 80 kilometres east of Montreal. Firefighters and first responders extract...
May 07, 2018
Holy haute couture: Divine designs grace carpet at Met Gala
NEW YORK - Divine designs floated up the red carpet at Monday’s religion-themed Met Gala in shimmering golds, reds and fuchsia, in crowns and in crosses, and even a pair of giant wings. One less...
May 07, 2018
Kenney returns to Ottawa as wing man in Tories' fight against carbon tax
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney, leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, returned to Parliament Hill on Monday where he sparred with federal lawmakers over the Trudeau government’s carbon pri...
May 07, 2018
Zimmerman charged with stalking Trayvon film investigator
SANFORD, Fla. - Authorities say George Zimmerman threatened a private investigator working for a documentary filmmaker. Court records show Zimmerman was issued a summons for a May 30 arraignment on a ...
May 07, 2018
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores twice as Canada beats Denmark 7-1 at hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark - Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are showing that the chemistry they’ve built as linemates with the Edmonton Oilers can translate to the international stage. Nugent-Hopk...
May 07, 2018
Preds' Hartnell hoping to 'stir the pot' if called upon in Game 6 against Jets
WINNIPEG - Scott Hartnell says there’s “no secret” to what he will try to bring if called upon with his Nashville Predators facing elimination against the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran ...
May 07, 2018