Category Archives: Canadian Press

2018-19 OHL Preview: North Bay Battalion coach Stan Butler still going strong
TORONTO - Stan Butler has a resume that would make professional hockey teams take notice, but the Ontario Hockey League’s longest-serving head coach says his passion for the junior game is what ...
Sep 18, 2018
Keepsake gear returned to first woman to climb Mount Logan solo
WHITEHORSE - The Montreal woman who was the first female to make a solo ascent of Canada’s highest mountain has recovered some of the expensive gear she had to abandon during her rescue on the c...
Sep 18, 2018

Rocker Bryan Adams calls for changes to Canada's copyright laws to help artists
OTTAWA - Eighteen Till I Die? How about waiting until 25 years after you die? That’s how long it takes under Canada’s copyright laws for artists to regain the rights to the material they p...
Sep 18, 2018

Federal stats show slight increase in irregular migrant claims in August
OTTAWA - The number of irregular border crossers seeking asylum in Canada increased slightly in August, but were far below the record spikes seen last summer. Statistics published Tuesday by the feder...
Sep 18, 2018

New bridge collapses into river in rural Saskatchewan hours after opening
HYAS, Sask. - A rural politician in eastern Saskatchewan says he’s at a loss to explain why a newly built bridge collapsed just hours after opening. Reeve Duane Hicks said the Dyck Memorial Brid...
Sep 18, 2018
Mix-up of women's bodies leads to funeral home reforms in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has introduced legislation to make the funeral home industry more accountable, but the husband of a woman whose remains were mistakenly cremated after a bizarre mix-up says the n...
Sep 18, 2018
Quebec provincial police create squad to crack down on contraband cannabis
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they’ll continue to crack down on the illegal production of cannabis as consumption is set to become legal across the country in less than a month. The fo...
Sep 18, 2018
Samaranch approves Beijing's environmental outlook for 2022
BEIJING - Snow-making for the 2022 Beijing Olympics won’t bring lasting damage to the environment in the parched region of northern China, IOC vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch said Tuesday....
Sep 18, 2018

Defecting MP not a sign of wider unrest in Liberal ranks, politicians say
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs put on a show of unity one day after the defection of a Toronto-area MP to the Tories, saying Leona Alleslev’s decision is not a sign of wider unrest in Prime Minister Justi...
Sep 18, 2018

With Turin out, Italy moves forward with Milan-Cortina bid
ROME - Italy’s three-pronged bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics has been reduced to a two-city candidacy featuring Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Following Turin’s exclusion, the Italian...
Sep 18, 2018