Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Sunny ways? Not so much at Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s historic home. The small structure north of Montreal has seen a sharp decline in attendance, to 623 visitors in 2016 from about 2,600 in...

TORONTO - The blockbuster deal that saw the Toronto Raptors send all-star guard DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs for 2014 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard is one of the biggest in the city’s h...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The famous “whale man of Newfoundland” is being remembered in a new play opening in St. John’s this week. “Between Breaths” follows scientist Jon...

Montreal health authorities now say 53 deaths in the city may be attributable to a heat wave earlier this month. The new number could mean as many as 89 Quebecers died as a result of heat-related comp...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A pilot flying in rapidly deteriorating weather in Alaska confused snow on a mountain with a body of water before crashing a floatplane with 10 passengers onto the rocky mountainsi...

WINNIPEG - For decades, Winnipeg residents have debated the idea of allowing pedestrians to once again cross a downtown intersection many consider iconic. This fall, they may be able to vote on it. Ma...

VANCOUVER - Indigenous and civil rights groups complain that the Vancouver Police Department should not be responsible for investigating itself over the issue of significant racial disparity in the de...

BURNABY, B.C. - One year after 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was murdered in Burnaby, B.C., police insist they haven’t given up on the case and her family is pleading for the public’s help find...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. offered a glimpse inside one of its coming cannabis stores Wednesday, showcasing a unique retail hybrid not likely found anywhere else in the world. NSLC preside...

SURREY, B.C. - For the Canadian women’s softball team, the road back to the Olympics may include a stop in a U.S. professional league. Softball was not included at the last two Olympics before b...