Category Archives: Canadian Press

Supreme Court to scrutinize media source protection in Quebec case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide whether a Radio-Canada journalist must reveal her sources for stories about a high-profile corruption investigation. The court agreed Thursday to ...
Aug 09, 2018

Tidal turbine can't stay in the water indefinitely, N.S. minister says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s energy minister says a massive, experimental in-stream tidal turbine can’t be allowed to sit at the bottom of the Bay of Fundy for an extended period of time. Derek...
Aug 09, 2018
Michael Moore's Trump documentary will release in September
NEW YORK - Michael Moore’s Donald Trump critique “Fahrenheit 11/9” will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before hitting theatres September 21. Moore unveiled the f...
Aug 09, 2018
August heat wave: Calgary could break all-time high temperature on Friday
A heat wave is sweeping across much of Western Canada that could see all-time high temperature records fall in some places, including Calgary. The Weather Network's all-time high for Calgary is 36.1 C...
Aug 09, 2018
Calgary police investigating in-custody death after altercation on plane
Calgary police are in the early stages of what they say is a unique investigation into the in-custody death of a man being deported from Canada. The 49-year-old man died following an altercation with ...
Aug 09, 2018

Q&A: Casey Affleck on new film, his Oscars absence and MeToo
LOS ANGELES - With a new movie coming out this fall, “The Old Man & The Gun,” Casey Affleck is speaking publicly about bowing out of presenting the best actress Oscar and past harassme...
Aug 09, 2018

Rivard breaks own world record to open Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
CAIRNS, Australia - Canadian swimming star Aurelie Rivard broke her own world record in the women’s S10 400-metre freestyle Thursday at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships. The 22-year-o...
Aug 09, 2018

Canadian basketball star Kia Nurse signs one-year deal with Australian team
Canadian women’s basketball star Kia Nurse has signed a one-year deal with the University of Canberra Capitals of Australia’s WNBL. The club confirmed the move Thursday on its website. The...
Aug 09, 2018

U.S. Open champ Stephens downs veteran Suarez Navarro to reach quarters
MONTREAL - Sloane Stephens says she isn’t overly excited about the hard court tennis season even if it leads to the tournament that brought her biggest victory - the U.S. Open. The 25-year-old...
Aug 09, 2018
New Zealand woman dies as group jumps from bridge in Sicamous, B.C.
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A 23-year-old New Zealand woman has died after she and three friends jumped from a bridge in Sicamous, B.C. RCMP say it happened at around 2 a.m. Wednesday when all four people leaped...
Aug 09, 2018