Category Archives: Canadian Press
Crosby earns praise from Canadian teammates for more than just scoring touch
TORONTO - Even the most talented players in the world seem to watch Sidney Crosby with awe. Crosby scored a goal, added two assists and won six of seven draws in a dominant 13-minute performance on Sa...
Sep 18, 2016
Federal government prepared to impose carbon price on provinces: McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is prepared to impose a price on carbon on any province that can’t come up with their own, or a cap and trade system. ...
Sep 18, 2016
Vancouver expo shows breadth, growth of Canadian marijuana industry
VANCOUVER - A two day marijuana exhibition in Vancouver is giving people an idea of just how large and varied Canada’s cannabis industry has become - and where it could grow next. More than 100 ...
Sep 18, 2016
Lawyer: Robert Durst assigned to medical prison in Indiana
NEW ORLEANS - Real estate heir Robert Durst has been assigned to an Indiana prison which has a medical unit, rather than the California prison requested because he faces a murder trial in Los Angeles,...
Sep 18, 2016
Autoworker union still in talks with GM as contract expiration looms
TORONTO - A spokeswoman for Unifor says there has been some progress in the union’s negotiations with General Motors. The union’s contract with the Detroit Three automakers - GM, Ford and ...
Sep 18, 2016
Halifax transgender teenager finds 'family' in football team
HALIFAX - About three months ago, Kenny Cooley nervously signed his name on a sign-up sheet to tryout for boys tackle football. His anxiety about tryouts were not that of a typical teenager. Cooley is...
Sep 18, 2016
Byelection set for Alberta to replace Conservative MP who died in March
OTTAWA - A date for a federal byelection in Alberta has been set following the death of Conservative M-P Jim Hillyer. The vote in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding will be held on Monday, Oct. 2...
Sep 18, 2016
Early results: Ruling party winning Russian parliament vote
MOSCOW - Early results on Sunday showed Russia’s ruling United Russia party winning in the parliamentary election amid reports of election violations and visible voter apathy in the country̵...
Sep 18, 2016
In UN speech, PM will present his economic agenda as antidote to angry politics
NEW YORK - Justin Trudeau will use his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly this week to present his brand of economics as an antidote to the angry nationalist politics flaring up on di...
Sep 18, 2016
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist scratched from Sweden's lineup for World Cup of Hockey
TORONTO - Henrik Lundqvist was a surprise scratch from Sweden’s tournament opener against the Russians at the World Cup of Hockey on Sunday. Lundqvist is sick, according to a Team Sweden spokesm...
Sep 18, 2016