Category Archives: Canadian Press

Parties target seniors with promises on Day 14 of Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - Promises to seniors and local farmers were overshadowed on Day 14 of the provincial election campaign after a Parti Quebecois candidate withdrew his candidacy hours after being formally cha...
Sep 05, 2018

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sweep top performer awards for Week 12
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have swept the CFL’s top performers of the week awards. Receiver Brandon Banks, quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and receiver Luke Tasker finished first, second and third, res...
Sep 05, 2018

Archeologists aim to uncover secrets of Franklin expedition in ship's cabins
OTTAWA - A Parks Canada archaeology team is boating towards the graves of the Franklin expedition ships, more than 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, hoping to uncover more secrets from the il...
Sep 05, 2018

Robert Lepage's 'Kanata' to go ahead in Paris this December
MONTREAL - A previously cancelled play by a Quebec playwright about the relationship between whites and Aboriginal Peoples will finally be presented in Paris despite criticism from Indigenous communit...
Sep 05, 2018
B.C. judge says sasquatch lawsuit has 'no reasonable prospect of success'
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has thrown out a lawsuit that claimed the provincial government has committed a “dereliction of duty” by failing to protect the sasquatch as a threaten...
Sep 05, 2018
Toronto's Robin Brudner takes COC's top job after Overholt steps down
Robin Brudner was hired by the Canadian Olympic Committee two years ago to drive change in its corporate culture. The 55-year-old from Toronto will now lead the organization on an interim basis as chi...
Sep 05, 2018

Video emerges of alleged N.B. shooter protesting Muslim immigration
FREDERICTON - The Fredericton man who allegedly murdered four people last month in a shooting spree was captured on video criticizing Muslim immigration in a 2017 protest outside the provincial legisl...
Sep 05, 2018

Former Canadian, American hostages engaged in custody battle
OTTAWA - Newly unsealed court documents are giving a window into a custody battle between a Canadian man and his American wife who were kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan for five years. The fa...
Sep 05, 2018

The Latest: Twitter CEO says 'shadow ban' not impartial
WASHINGTON - The Latest on executives from social media companies and their appearances before Congress (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Lawmakers are sparring over whether a now-reversed change to auto-s...
Sep 05, 2018
Argentina: Only seeking financing from IMF to stem crisis
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina is not seeking other sources of financing outside the International Monetary Fund for help in curbing an economic crisis, the country’s economy minister said ...
Sep 05, 2018