Category Archives: Canadian Press

Prime Minister cautions Canadians to be wary about toking before travel
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sounding a cautionary note about the recreational use of marijuana, saying that consuming it could have consequences for Canadians crossing the border into ...
Sep 11, 2018

Ousted Tory MLA borrows play from Bernier, takes reins of new Manitoba Party
OTTAWA - A member of the Manitoba legislature and former federal cabinet minister is taking a page from Maxime Bernier’s playbook and becoming the leader of a new party. Steven Fletcher has take...
Sep 11, 2018
As job openings reach unprecedented levels, so does quitting
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers advertised the most jobs on record in July, and the number of workers quitting their jobs also hit a new all-time high. Americans are increasingly taking advantage of a tig...
Sep 11, 2018

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck feeling right at home after signing extension
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck excels with a goalie stick, but how he handles a hammer or paint brush remains to be seen. The Winnipeg Jets goaltender had an eventful off-season, signing a six-year, US$...
Sep 11, 2018
China puts off licenses for US companies amid tariff battle
BEIJING - Amid a worsening tariff battle, China is putting off accepting license applications from American companies in financial services and other industries until Washington makes progress toward ...
Sep 11, 2018

Rocque in play: Homan fills vacancy by turning to coach from team's past
Marcel Rocque makes no bones about his coaching technique: he’s an intense, results-oriented instructor who’s not afraid to be blunt and direct when needed. His style meshed with Team Homa...
Sep 11, 2018

Former CFL most outstanding player Chad Owens joins Ticats practice roster
HAMILTON - Chad Owens is back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Ticats added the CFL’s most outstanding player from 2012 to their practice roster on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Owens played for the...
Sep 11, 2018

Steen: IOC owes it to young athletes not to turn blind eye to Schenk's admission
TORONTO - It was almost 30 years ago to the day that Canada’s Dave Steen climbed the Olympic medal podium in 1988 in Seoul, winning bronze in the decathlon. Steen shared the podium with gold med...
Sep 11, 2018

Risky cleanup of oil from decades-old N.L. shipwreck a success, coast guard says
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The coast guard says work to remove leaking bulk oil from the decades-old Manolis L shipwreck off Newfoundland is complete. The risky operation in Notre Dame Bay went smoothly...
Sep 11, 2018
Free-trade father figure Mulroney urges Ottawa to make a deal on NAFTA
WASHINGTON - Brian Mulroney says Canada needs to put a little more water in its milk if it expects to make a new NAFTA deal with a hard-bargaining U.S. president whose political fortunes depend heavil...
Sep 11, 2018