Category Archives: Canadian Press
Scheer quits caucus post, expected to announce leadership bid in near future
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Andrew Scheer is giving up his post as Opposition House leader as he moves closer to joining his party’s leadership race. The Saskatchewan MP says his discussions about ...
Sep 13, 2016

Cultural industries brace for digital onslaught amid clashing views
OTTAWA - The federal government faces stark differences of opinion over how best to help Canada’s cultural industries adapt to cyberspace, says an academic watching the unfolding public consulta...
Sep 13, 2016
Brat Pack star Molly Ringwald to rally for Clinton in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine - Hillary Clinton is getting a campaign boost from a member of the 1980s “Brat Pack.” Actress Molly Ringwald is in Maine on Tuesday to support the Democratic presidential c...
Sep 13, 2016

'DWTS' host: Lochte protesters rushing stage was 'unnerving'
LOS ANGELES - “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron said everyone in the studio was shocked when two men rushed the stage to protest Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte after his performance ...
Sep 13, 2016
National revenue minister asks CRA to investigate B.C. real estate speculators
OTTAWA - National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has asked the Canada Revenue Agency to look into the actions of real estate speculators in B.C. following a newspaper investigation. The Globe an...
Sep 13, 2016

Scheer steps down as Opposition House leader as Tory leader race takes shape
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is starting to take form as potential candidates seek support at the summer caucus retreat, bringing some contenders that much closer to making their move. ...
Sep 13, 2016
RCMP say review supports decision to lay no charges in fatal police shooting
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The grieving daughter of Don Dunphy still doesn’t know why a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer went alone to her father’s home on Easter Sunday 2015 for a me...
Sep 13, 2016

Kevin Harlan gives fan on field Super Bowl play-by-play call
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Radio announcer Kevin Harlan used a fan who ran onto the field to spice up his call of Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, offering sp...
Sep 13, 2016
Maria Sharapova to find out decision on appeal in October
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year ban for doping has been delayed for a second time. Sharapova should now find out the decision in her case again...
Sep 13, 2016
Czech ice hockey referee dies after hit in head by puck
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - An ice hockey referee in the Czech Republic has died after he was injured in a game. The Czech Ice Hockey Federation says Pavel Lainka, aged 24, died on Saturday, without elab...
Sep 13, 2016