Category Archives: Canadian Press
Conservative MP Steven Blaney joining party leadership race
QUEBEC - Conservative MP Steven Blaney is joining the party’s leadership race. Blaney, who had already filed his nomination papers on Wednesday, made an official announcement Sunday at the annua...
Oct 23, 2016
Belgium urged to break EU-Canada trade deadlock by Monday
BRUSSELS - If Belgium cannot break a deadlock over the European Union’s landmark free deal with Canada by Monday night, EU leaders will consider cancelling a signing ceremony scheduled for later...
Oct 23, 2016
Bill Murray honoured as he accepts Mark Twain prize for humour
WASHINGTON - In an evening filled with jokes about Bill Murray’s elusiveness and quirky personality, the actor was honoured with the nation’s top prize for comedy. Murray, who’s 66, ...
Oct 23, 2016
Cherokee Nation donates to North Dakota pipeline fight
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has donated $10,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota to support its fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Cherokees say they ...
Oct 23, 2016
Younger, diverse voters are reshaping California politics
LOS ANGELES - Come Election Day, California could legalize pot. Its new U.S. senator will be black or Hispanic - a first for the state. And voters could end the death penalty and revive bilingual educ...
Oct 23, 2016
Raptors' roster set for opening night; exercise options on three players
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet’s mom was still awake at 2 a.m. when he called her to let her know the good news, that he’d made the Raptors’ 15-man roster. She’d been up nervously awa...
Oct 23, 2016
Muskrat Falls: Protests, soaring costs and the making of a 'boondoggle'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Then-premier Kathy Dunderdale had a dismissive air when she rose in the legislature on Dec. 18, 2012, to answer another opposition question on Muskrat Falls. Her Progressive C...
Oct 23, 2016
Top-seeded Kerber toils in win vs Cibulkova at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE - Top-seeded Angelique Kerber struggled to defeat seventh-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3 on the opening day of the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday. Kerber, who secured the top...
Oct 23, 2016
University groups try to stave off offensive costumes in lead-up to Halloween
TORONTO - Geishas are out. Feathered headdresses are forbidden. And if you’re planning to wear a Bill Cosby or Caitlyn Jenner costume, you may not be welcome at your Halloween party of choice. A...
Oct 23, 2016
West Virginia candidate for governor owes millions in taxes
HINDMAN, Ky. - Jim Justice, a coal billionaire running for West Virginia governor, owes millions in back taxes to some of Appalachia’s most impoverished counties, including one in Kentucky that ...
Oct 23, 2016