Category Archives: Canadian Press
Economists meet with Alberta officials, say worst appears to be over
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci met with key economists Wednesday to look ahead to 2017, with the consensus being the worst is over for the provincial economy. But Avery Shenfeld, chief e...
Dec 07, 2016
Canadian international defender Kadeisha Buchanan a nominee for Honda Award
TORONTO - Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan is one of four nominees for the Honda Sport Award for Women’s Soccer. The 21-year-old from Brampton, Ont., helped top-ranked West Virginia to t...
Dec 07, 2016
Habs forwards Galchenyuk, Desharnais each out 6-8 weeks with a knee injury
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forwards Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais will each be out six to eight weeks with a knee injury. Galchenyuk, the team’s leading scorer with 23 points (...
Dec 07, 2016
Toronto FC theme has been all about the team ahead of MLS championship game
TORONTO - Team has been the theme for Toronto FC in the buildup to the MLS Cup final. From boisterous practices to team-first media interviews, the All for One club motto has been plain to see ahead o...
Dec 07, 2016
Orioles GM says Bautista too unpopular at Camden yards to sign
TORONTO - The Baltimore Orioles aren’t likely to sign free agent slugger Jose Bautista because he rubs the Camden Yards faithful the wrong way, according to the team’s general manager. ...
Dec 07, 2016
Quebec court authorizes class-action lawsuit over school fees
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit filed by a mother over various school fees. The suit seeking damages and interest was authorized Tuesday by Justice...
Dec 07, 2016
Federal-provincial climate plan summit won't result in full ledger of GHG cuts
OTTAWA - The long-awaited pan-Canadian climate plan to be finalized this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers won’t include a detailed account of how Canada will meet its inter...
Dec 07, 2016
NFL, teammates want to gang-tackle Canada's new policy on Super Bowl ads
WASHINGTON - Some big players are attempting to gang-tackle Canada’s new policy on Super Bowl ads, with the National Football League, the U.S. government, Canadian broadcasters and advertisers a...
Dec 07, 2016
Attack on Toronto high school thwarted, 17-year-old under arrest: police
TORONTO - Police say a tip from the U.S. helped thwart an attack on a high school in Toronto on the 27th anniversary of the massacre at Polytechnique Montreal. Det. Len Nicholson told reporters a news...
Dec 07, 2016
Flower power: Group hands blooms to welcome women in hijabs at transit stop
EDMONTON - Women wearing hijabs received flowers Wednesday as they waited at an Edmonton light-rail transit station where two Muslim women were targeted in what police say could be a hate crime. The w...
Dec 07, 2016