Category Archives: Canadian Press
A look at the four candidates vying for Parti Quebecois leadership
MONTREAL - On Wednesday, Parti Quebecois members begin three days of voting for a new leader, with Pierre Karl Peladeau’s successor announced Friday night. A look at the four candidates: Alexand...
Oct 04, 2016
East Coast preps for Hurricane Matthew evacuations, damage
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - South Carolina’s governor said she would issue an evacuation order Wednesday so that 1 million people would have time to leave the coast ahead of Hurricane Matthew, and r...
Oct 04, 2016
Canadiens camp gets down to business as Price, Weber return from World Cup
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens camp can finally start for real now that goalie Carey Price and defenceman Shea Weber are back on the ice. Price and Weber, arguably the team’s top two st...
Oct 04, 2016
Drake Caggiula, with hard to pronounce name, makes name for himself with Oilers
EDMONTON - He’s the rookie with the hard-to-pronounce name who has made a name for himself at the Edmonton Oilers training camp. Centre Drake Caggiula’s performance so far in the NHL pre-s...
Oct 04, 2016
Federal carbon price plan sparks fears among five Canadian industries
The national minimum price on carbon proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday has sparked fears from several Canadian industries that their costs and product prices will rise and their abil...
Oct 04, 2016
Ford union president says GM deal not template for its negotiations
OAKVILLE, Ont. - The president of the union local representing Ford employees in Oakville, Ont., says it’s not prepared to accept the template that secured a deal with General Motors. “We ...
Oct 04, 2016
Rita Moreno calls Trump 'unhinged,' urges Latinos to vote
NEW YORK - Rita Moreno said that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump “scares the hell out of me” and urged Latinos to register to vote in order to keep him out of the White Hous...
Oct 04, 2016
The Latest: Thousands in Florida shelters set up in schools
MIAMI - The Latest on Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole (all times local): 6:30 a.m. Officials say some 3,000 people have already checked into shelters in Florida ahead of Hurricane Matthew&...
Oct 04, 2016
Calder-winning defenceman Barret Jackman retires after 14 NHL seasons
ST. LOUIS - NHL defenceman Barret Jackman retired Tuesday after signing a one-day contract with the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis drafted the Trail, B.C., native 17th overall in 1999 after four standout ...
Oct 04, 2016
Canadian government claims residential school lawyer committed fraud over fees
REGINA - The Canadian government says a law firm that represented thousands of residential school survivors should have to pay back legal fees because it inflated its billings. But the government̵...
Oct 04, 2016