Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. family wins $1M lottery prize months after losing house in fire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia family’s difficult summer has been relieved by an unexpected lottery windfall. Sarah Ross of Lumby, B.C., won $1 million in Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 draw, ...
Sep 12, 2016
A look at key numbers for the Conservatives
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative caucus is bringing MPs and senators to Halifax this week as the party plans autumn strategy for the Commons and gets a look at the early days of its leadership race. ...
Sep 12, 2016
Ottawa Redblacks fined by CFL for practising with an ineligible player
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks were fined $5000 by the Canadian Football League on Monday for practising with a player on the six-game injured list. This action is a violation of CFL bylaws. The Redbla...
Sep 12, 2016
Late additions Bouwmeester, Perry and Couture happy to join Canada for World Cup
OTTAWA - Jay Bouwmeester is a late addition to Canada’s World Cup team again, but he doesn’t mind. Bouwmeester, Corey Perry and Logan Couture were all tacked on to Canada’s World Cup...
Sep 12, 2016
Former NBA player Samuel Dalembert charged with battery
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Former Canadian NBA player Samuel Dalembert is facing battery charges after authorities say he hit his girlfriend and her cousin. A Boca Raton police report says police responded to...
Sep 12, 2016
Timeline of events at Dawson College on Sept. 13, 2006
MONTREAL - A timeline of the events at Montreal’s Dawson College on Sept. 13, 2006, when student Anastasia De Sousa was shot to death and 16 other people were injured: 12:41 p.m: A man opens fir...
Sep 12, 2016
A look at the NDP as it prepares for the fall sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - The federal NDP caucus meets in Montreal this week to prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament. Here’s a look at the party by the numbers: - The NDP holds 44 seats, down from 95 when ...
Sep 12, 2016

Without 'transformational changes,' mail carrier isn't viable, says task force
OTTAWA - A task force studying the national mail carrier says Canada Post isn’t financially self-sustainable under its current structure. And it says transformational changes are needed to preve...
Sep 12, 2016

10 years after Dawson College shooting, victims and families still suffering
Montrealers will commemorate the 10th anniversary on Tuesday of the shooting at a downtown junior college when a man murdered a young woman and wounded another 16 people before killing himself. Eighte...
Sep 12, 2016
Browns' RG3 breaks bone in shoulder, could miss season
BEREA, Ohio - Robert Griffin III’s comeback cracked. Cleveland’s quarterback curse strikes again. Griffin broke a bone in his left shoulder during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 29-1...
Sep 12, 2016