Category Archives: Canadian Press
Strome named Canada's captain; Barzal and Chabot alternates for world juniors
MONTREAL - Dylan Strome was named captain of Canada’s team for the world junior hockey championships with Mathew Barzal and Thomas Chabot as alternate captains, Hockey Canada announced Monday. A...
Dec 19, 2016
B.C. records spike in number of overdose deaths from illicit drugs in November
VICTORIA - The annual number of fatalities from illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia reached 755 by the end of November, causing health officials to speculate whether an even stronger drug like ...
Dec 19, 2016
VW Canada offers to pay consumers $2.1 billion over false diesel claims
TORONTO - Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement for compensating Canadian owners of VW-made diesel vehicles caught in a global scandal over rigged emissions data. The proposed agreement, cover...
Dec 19, 2016
Earth's oldest water found in Timmins, Ont., by UofT researchers
TORONTO - Researchers from the University of Toronto say they have discovered the world’s oldest water - about two billion years old - a finding that could offer clues about the possibility of l...
Dec 19, 2016
Montreal organized crime figure Raynald Desjardins sentenced to 14 years
MONTREAL - Raynald Desjardins, a reported leading figure in Montreal’s organized crime networks with ties to the notorious Rizzuto family, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday. Superior Co...
Dec 19, 2016
Brazil government challenges Canada at WTO over funding for Bombardier
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil says it will challenge Canada at the World Trade Organization for allegedly channelling unfair subsidies to the aerospace and transportation company Bombardier. Brazil’s ...
Dec 19, 2016
Speedy free agent Oduro opts to stay with Impact on two-year contract
MONTREAL - Forward Dominic Oduro has signed a two-year contract to remain with the Montreal Impact, the Major League Soccer club announced Monday. The fleet-footed 31-year-old, who became a free agent...
Dec 19, 2016
Scientists propose ways to measure Great Lakes water quality
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A U.S.-Canadian agency is considering additional ways to measure the safety of Great Lakes water for drinking and activities such as swimming and fishing. The proposals were dev...
Dec 19, 2016
Breaking the boom and bust: A look at how Alberta is trying to
diversify economy
CALGARY - As Alberta struggles to emerge from one of its worst economic downturns, Premier Rachel Notley has been pushing to make the province less reliant on oil and the boom and bust cycle that come...
Dec 19, 2016
The Latest: China calls killing of Russian envoy 'barbaric'
ANKARA, Turkey - The latest on the killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey (all times local): 6 a.m. China’s foreign minister has expressed condolences to his Russian counterpart on the k...
Dec 19, 2016