Category Archives: Canadian Press
Corey wins Connecticut GOP nod for Senate, will face Murphy
HARTFORD, Conn. - Matthew Corey, a window washer and Hartford pub owner, won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Connecticut on Tuesday and will face an uphill battle against Democratic incum...
Aug 14, 2018
Mexico City restaurant busted over protected tarantula tacos
MEXICO CITY - Fancy a tarantula taco for a cool $27? Not so fast, Mexican authorities say. A Mexico City market restaurant recently put the arachnids on its menu and posted a video on Facebook showing...
Aug 14, 2018

Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson to join Bruno Mars on tour
Cardi B may have backed out of the Bruno Mars tour, but he’s found four other acts to hit the road with him. Mars announced Tuesday that Boyz II Men, Charlie Wilson, Ciara and “Boo’d...
Aug 14, 2018
A brief look at provincial approaches to recreational marijuana sales
Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government has announced new plans for how the province would sell recreational cannabis. Here’s a look at provincial and territorial plans to date: ...
Aug 14, 2018

Whitecaps manager says Davies hasn't changed despite big-ticket transfer
TORONTO - An MLS-record transfer to German powerhouse Bayern Munich hasn’t changed Whitecaps teenage star Alphonso Davies, according to Vancouver coach Carl Robinson. “He’s exactly t...
Aug 14, 2018

Ontario working out details on how rules around new pot plan would be enforced
TORONTO - A day after announcing plans to sell recreational cannabis in private stores, the Ontario government said it was still working out how strict regulations governing the new system would be en...
Aug 14, 2018

Oilers defenceman Sekera out indefinitely after surgery on torn Achilles
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrej Sekera will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon. The Oilers said on Twitter that Sekera was injured during an off-season tra...
Aug 14, 2018

More than a trophy at stake in Canadian Championship final showdown
Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps face off for more than a trophy Wednesday in the second leg of the Canadian Championship final. While the Voyageurs Cup comes with a US$50,000 bonus, the real pr...
Aug 14, 2018

Two bison bulls wander out of Banff National Park a week after being released
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada says two bison bulls have wandered out of Banff National Park - just a week after the herd became free-roaming animals. Officials said the bison left the 1,200-square-kilom...
Aug 14, 2018
Quebec to reimburse costs of attending trials for families of crime victims
MONTREAL - Close friends and relatives of homicide victims can soon be compensated for costs associated with attending the killer’s trial, Quebec’s justice minister announced Tuesday. By t...
Aug 14, 2018