Category Archives: Canadian Press
Seattle one step closer to NHL after arena plan approved
SEATTLE - The Seattle City Council unanimously approved plans for a privately funded $700 million renovation of KeyArena on Monday, clearing one of the last major hurdles in the city’s bid to la...
Sep 24, 2018

Canada Post strike averted for now as carriers say they'll keep talking
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canada Post workers says it will stay at the bargaining table, averting a potential strike by mid-week. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Monday it...
Sep 24, 2018

New York Review of Books admits to 'failures' in handling of Ghomeshi essay
NEW YORK - The New York Review of Books is acknowledging its “failures in the presentation and editing” of a much-maligned essay by disgraced former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi. A stateme...
Sep 24, 2018
Box office top 20: 'The House With a Clock' is no. 1
NEW YORK - A trio of wide-releases sputtered while the gothic family fantasy “The House With a Clock in Its Walls,” starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, ticked its way to a weekend-best...
Sep 24, 2018
Saskatchewan hockey league gets $1.4 million for assistance program after crash
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A program set up to deal with mental health issues in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has received about $1.4 million in donations. Th...
Sep 24, 2018

Canada's women's basketball team faces familiar foe France for first in group
Canada’s women’s basketball team has learned a lot about France in the handful of huge games in which the two countries have faced off. The Canadians know France doesn’t like to run,...
Sep 24, 2018

Online backlash after radio ad calls residential school harms a myth
SASKATOON - A radio ad airing in Saskatchewan is asking listeners whether Canadians are being told the whole truth about residential schools. The radio spot, which aired recently across multiple priva...
Sep 24, 2018

Canadian sex-assault survivors share #WhyIDidntReport stories amid U.S. scandal
TORONTO - Fresh debate surrounding a sexual assault allegation involving a U.S. lawmaker has spurred hundreds of Canadians to offer support to silent survivors by adding their names to trending online...
Sep 24, 2018
Bulldogs coach Mastos released from hospital after collapsing during weekend game
BARRIE, Ont. - The Hamilton Bulldogs say head coach Dave Matsos has been released from hospital and is resting comfortably at home. The 44-year-old Mastos collapsed on the Hamilton bench Saturday duri...
Sep 24, 2018

Ford striking special committee to dig deeper into Ontario's fiscal situation
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford slammed his predecessor’s handling of Ontario’s books Monday, calling it the “biggest government scandal in a generation,” as he announced plans for...
Sep 24, 2018