Category Archives: Canadian Press

DETROIT - Officials say the cost of building the Detroit Red Wings’ new arena has jumped by $105 million to nearly $733 million. The city’s Downtown Development Authority said the revised ...

Home construction is slowing down in British Columbia, with housing starts in Vancouver falling to their lowest level in more than five years, according to the latest data from Canada Mortgage and Hou...

HALIFAX - She is 900 kilograms, has her own Twitter feed and may be cruising East Coast waters in a dizzying, long-distance quest for love. Lydia, the aptly named “rock-star” of the great ...

BROSSARD, Que. - Even when the Montreal Canadiens are on a winning run, there are critics who feel they should be playing better. Coach Michel Therrien had a laugh this week when, with his team in fir...

DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Sandy Silver led the Liberal party from just one seat in Yukon’s legislature to a majority government in Monday night’s election. Here’s a sketch of the territor...

TORONTO - Ontario will take steps next week to deal with rising house prices in the Toronto area, but it will not follow British Columbia’s lead and impose a tax on foreign buyers. Finance Minis...

REGINA - A Regina nightclub has pulled an ad promoting two-for-one tequila the night before Remembrance Day following an online backlash. The ad for Gabbo’s featured a background of poppies and ...

CHARLOTTETOWN - The low turnout for Prince Edward Island’s plebiscite on electoral reform - 36 per cent - means it’s debatable whether the results can be considered a clear expression of t...

LOD, Israel - After years of abuse and death threats, Duaa Abu-Sharkh had finally divorced her husband, agreeing even to give up custody of her four young children and family property to escape his vi...

VICTORIA - Ships off the West Coast could be forced to yield the right of way to killer whales as part of a federal ocean protection plan, says a Liberal MP. The $1.5-billion plan to improve Canada...