Category Archives: Canadian Press
Great One says he's excited to see Jets rookie Laine play live at Heritage Classic
WINNIPEG - When Wayne Gretzky says he’s looking forward to seeing Jets rookie Patrik Laine play in person, you know the hockey world is pumped up about the potential of the Finnish forward. Gret...
Oct 21, 2016

Buying In: Commitment to defensive structure key to Canucks' early success
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks sat down after last season and crunched the numbers. Having missed the playoffs for the second time in three years, they knew something had to give when it came to th...
Oct 21, 2016
Armoured car robbed in Montreal after being hit by backhoe
MONTREAL - An armoured vehicle was robbed in Montreal on Friday after being hit with the front end of an backhoe tractor on a busy street. Police say a backhoe deliberately crashed into a parked armou...
Oct 21, 2016

Whitecaps looking to knock rival Timbers out of playoff race in season finale
VANCOUVER - It’s a result that stills gnaws at the Vancouver Whitecaps. After finishing second in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference last season to secure the first home playoff date...
Oct 21, 2016
Quotes from Friday's developments on the collapsing Canada-EU trade deal
OTTAWA - Some of what was said Friday about the Canada-EU trade agreement known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, which appeared close to collapse Friday after talks broke do...
Oct 21, 2016

Trump attorneys seek to bar his campaign comments at trial
SAN DIEGO - In an unusual legal manoeuvr, Donald Trump’s attorneys have asked a federal judge to exclude any statements made by or about the Republican nominee during the presidential campaign f...
Oct 21, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Oct. 21 ____ CANADA WALKS FROM TRADE TALKS: International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says she can do no more to convince a region of Belgium to agree to...
Oct 21, 2016
New Brunswick judge rejects fast-track appeal in cross-border beer battle
FREDERICTON - There will be no fast-track appeal in a cross-border beer battle that has national implications for interprovincial trade. New Brunswick government lawyers had sought leave to appeal the...
Oct 21, 2016

Wally Buono: 'Stupidity' hampering slumping Lions with Eskimos up next
VANCOUVER - Wally Buono’s explanation for the B.C. Lions’ recent failings is simple. “Stupidity,” said the club’s head coach and general manager. “The games that we...
Oct 21, 2016
1 classification upgrade in new batch of Clinton emails
WASHINGTON - One document in a new batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails released by the State Department on Friday contains classified information. The department posted to its website 112 document...
Oct 21, 2016