Category Archives: Canadian Press

TORONTO - The latest twist in the path of NHL participation at the next Olympics has hit a dead-end. The NHL Players’ Association formally rejected the league’s proposal to allow players t...

KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A small-town P.E.I. police department has issued a public apology to Nickelback, and taken down a social media post that threatened to force drunk drivers to listen to the Alberta...

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - It took just an hour and a quick tip from the public for police to find an eight-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Manitoba on Friday afternoon. The chi...

MADRID - A group of European media outlets on Friday published what it claims are details of tax arrangements made by several top soccer players and coaches, including Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ro...

NANAIMO, B.C. - A man who fatally shot two former co-workers and injured two others at a sawmill in Nanaimo, B.C., has been handed four life sentences. Kevin Addison, 50, was found guilty of two count...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Pulp and Paper is facing 15 counts of polluting the St. John River at its mill near the Reversing Falls tourist attraction. An Environment Canada spokesman says Irving has be...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Dec. 2 --- MONSEF APOLOGIZES TO COMMITTEE: The minister in charge of finding Canada a better electoral system has apologized to the MPs tasked with exploring ...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The downhill queen’s absence from Lake Louise made room for other women to stand on the medal podium for the first time in their lives. Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia claimed the f...

OTTAWA - Outrage was the predominant tone on Parliament Hill this week, despite the omnipresent Christmas decorations with their messages of peace on earth. The chief of the defence staff, Jonathan Va...

BOSTON - Santa Claus or Santa Thaws? Boston city officials say they’re postponing the opening of a European-style “Boston Winter” outdoor wonderland because it’s unseasonably w...