Category Archives: Canadian Press

Ottawa invests $125 million for domestic art programs and cultural exports
MONTREAL - Ottawa is getting ready to invest $125 million over five years for the Canadian arts by increasing existing budgets for domestic programs, expanding the eligible sectors that can receive mo...
Jun 26, 2018

Toronto's CN Tower unveils new upgrades aimed at accessibility
Toronto’s CN Tower has unveiled upgrades that it says are aimed at making the attraction more accessible to visitors. It says the renovations are the most significant in the national landmark...
Jun 26, 2018

Radio host outspoken about Surrey, B.C., violence says bullets fired at her car
SURREY, B.C. - A talk show host in Surrey, B.C., says bullets were fired at her car and her opinions on gang violence might be to blame. Ashiana Khan is CEO of Media Waves Communications, an internet ...
Jun 26, 2018
Canadian Rory MacDonald looks to win second Bellator championship
Canadian Rory (The Red King) MacDonald will look to add to his Bellator welterweight title when he takes on middleweight champion Gegard (The Dreamcatcher) Mousasi on Sept. 29 in San Jose. The SAP Cen...
Jun 26, 2018

Feds help hatch plan to move plover, four eggs holding up Ottawa music festival
OTTAWA - A plan hatched by an Ottawa music festival to relocate a tiny plover and its egg-laden nest has received the go-ahead from federal environmental authorities. Environment and Climate Change Ca...
Jun 26, 2018

Judge in Virginia lets case against Manafort move forward
WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Virginia rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, to throw out charges in the special counsel’s Russia investigat...
Jun 26, 2018

Messi finally scores, Argentina advances at World Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year’s World Cup. The exquisite strike from the Argentina great sparked the...
Jun 26, 2018
Croatia ends Iceland's chances at World Cup with 2-1 win
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - Croatia ended Iceland’s chances at the World Cup and helped out Argentina at the same time. Ivan Perisic capitalized on a defensive error to score a 90th-minute winner Tu...
Jun 26, 2018
Shaq on his Hollywood plans: 'I want to be the next Rock'
NEW YORK - Shaquille O’Neal is already known by many names. Superman. The Diesel. The Big Aristotle. But he would like to add another to the list: Movie Star. In “Uncle Drew,” which ...
Jun 26, 2018

Indigenous protesters to meet with Saskatchewan cabinet ministers
REGINA - Indigenous protesters who set up teepees outside the Saskatchewan legislature to press the government for a meeting are to hold discussions Monday with a group of cabinet ministers. The Justi...
Jun 26, 2018