Category Archives: Canadian Press

Edmonton’s annual Pride parade ground to a halt for more than half an hour on Saturday, when demonstrators upset that police officers were allowed to march in the event blocked its route. The de...

QUEBEC - Several hundred people attended anti-G7 demonstrations in Quebec City on Saturday. Here are a few protesters describing why they chose to attend. “Despite all the nice words of the G7 h...

QUEBEC - Bernard Rioux remembers the months of planning among unions, anti-globalization activists and other progressives ahead of the 2001 Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, where tens of thousan...

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the main complainant against Steven Galloway says she’s pleased the fired creative writing professor won’t be returning to his post. A labour arbitrator’s ...

TORONTO - A relaxed approach earned Dixie Moon and jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva a huge win in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on Saturday. Da Silva rode Dixie Moon to a stunning victory over favourite Wonde...

TORONTO - Luke Maile was prepared to deliver a walk-off hit when he stepped into the batter’s box with two out and the bases loaded in the 10th inning. Turns out he didn’t have to. The bac...

WUHAN, China - Pamela Ware of Montreal won bronze in the three-metre springboard in a FINA diving World Cup on Saturday, her first major international medal since 2013. “I’m so happy about...

OSHKOSH, Wis. - A helicopter hit power lines and plunged into the Fox River in eastern Wisconsin Saturday, killing one man. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office says the helicopter went down ne...

MONTREAL - Blanche Major loved to drive in and around her small town about 90 kilometres east of Montreal and her niece says the 97-year-old planned to stay behind the wheel as long as she was allowed...

PARIS - Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team will play for bronze at the Paris Sevens after dropping a 34-7 decision to New Zealand in Saturday’s semifinal. Bianca Farella scored the 1...