Category Archives: Canadian Press
It's shaping up to be quite a finish in CFL's West Division standings
It’s shaping up to be quite a finish in the West Division. Just four points separate second from fifth in the conference standings heading into the final third of the regular season. The Calgary...
Sep 24, 2018
Critics call for 'less painful, faster' abortion access in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Advocates are calling on Nova Scotia to improve access to abortion services to help make the process “less painful, less emotional, and faster.” Lenore Zann, NDP critic for women...
Sep 24, 2018

No geotech study done on Saskatchewan bridge that collapsed on opening day
HYAS, Sask. - A reeve in eastern Saskatchewan says no geotechnical investigation was performed on a riverbed where a newly built bridge collapsed only hours after opening. The Dyck Memorial Bridge in ...
Sep 24, 2018
Research group tags its first great white shark in Canadian waters
LUNENBURG, N.S. - Researchers looking for a possible great white shark mating site off Nova Scotia have tagged their first shark in Canadian waters. The official Twitter account of the Ocearch researc...
Sep 24, 2018

Canada's capital region picking up the pieces following destructive tornadoes
GATINEAU, Que. - Residents from across Canada’s national capital region who were hit by Friday’s devastating tornadoes have started rebuilding their homes - and their lives. Festus John wo...
Sep 24, 2018
Persian speakers aiming to add Farsi to B.C. public school language curriculum
VANCOUVER - Students in British Columbia’s public schools could have another option for language studies, if a new campaign is successful. The Farsi Dar B.C. campaign is aiming for Farsi, also c...
Sep 24, 2018
Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade board less than jolly about event's future
WINNIPEG - The board of Winnipeg’s Santa Claus Parade suggests there will be no clatter of reindeer hooves on downtown streets this year unless funding can be found in time to save the more than...
Sep 24, 2018
Keystone XL developer plans to start construction in 2019
LINCOLN, Neb. - The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans to start construction next year, after a U.S. State Department review ordered by a federal judge concluded that major environmental ...
Sep 24, 2018

Flyers new mascot 'Gritty' a bearded, googly-eyed terror
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled their new mascot Monday, and as one would expect of the team that gave us the “Broad Street Bullies,” he’s far from cuddly. “Gri...
Sep 24, 2018

Curling season kicks off after massive shake-up of multiple men's teams
With so many top Canadian men’s curling teams opening this season with revamped lineups, who will start hot and who will be slow out of the gates? “That’s what we’re all talkin...
Sep 24, 2018