Category Archives: Canadian Press

Four clear visions for Quebec as 39-day election campaign begins
MONTREAL - Quebec’s four main political parties offered voters distinct visions on the first day of the election campaign Thursday as leaders began criss-crossing the province in their drive to ...
Aug 23, 2018

Saskatchewan government in court seeking order to remove protesters
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government as well as protesters who have been camped outside the legislature for six months are to be in a Regina court today. The government filed an application in July as...
Aug 23, 2018

Hiking reservations pitched for parks in danger of being 'loved to death'
VANCOUVER - With its turquoise glacial lakes and proximity to Metro Vancouver, it was only a matter of time before Joffre Lakes provincial park became a social media darling. But once the secret was o...
Aug 23, 2018
Trudeau cabinet advised to do more to prevent digital media abuse in elections
NANAIMO, B.C. - Foreign and domestic actors will almost certainly abuse digital media to try to manipulate voters and undermine the integrity of Canada’s next federal election, experts are warni...
Aug 23, 2018

Two Indigenous Manitoba men switched at birth reach settlement with Ottawa
WINNIPEG - The federal government has reached a financial settlement with two of four Indigenous men from northern Manitoba who were switched at birth and only found out about the mixup 40 years later...
Aug 23, 2018
5 rescued from flooding as hurricane pelts Hawaii with rain
HONOLULU - Hurricane Lane unleashed torrents of rain and landslides that blocked roads on Hawaii’s mostly rural Big Island on Thursday as residents and tourists in the state’s biggest city...
Aug 23, 2018
South Korea, Japan brace for winds and rain from 2 typhoons
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - An approaching typhoon has whipped up strong winds, waves and heavy rain in southern South Korea, leaving one person missing and one injured, while another typhoon headed f...
Aug 23, 2018
Conservative robocall pitches memberships tied to Liberal MP's cancer
OTTAWA - A member of a federal Conservative riding association in Toronto has reportedly made a robocall that tried to pitch party memberships by citing a Liberal MP's cancer diagnosis. CTV News said ...
Aug 23, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 6 Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 3 Texas 4 Oakland 2 Houston 10 Seattle 7 Boston 10 Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 6 Kansas City 3 National League...
Aug 22, 2018
Game 2 of Minto Cup cancelled, make-up date announcement expected Thursday
CALGARY - Game 2 of the Minto Cup final that was expected to go Wednesday at Calgary’s Max Bell Centre has been cancelled. The tournament organizers didn’t give a reason as to why the seco...
Aug 22, 2018