Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hockey, curling make Las Vegas more than a gambling mecca for Canadians
LAS VEGAS - A warm getaway destination that offers live winter sports, Las Vegas now fits that bill for Western Canadians. Sin City’s desert climate combined with a new NHL team currently in the...
May 28, 2018
Man who lost family members in Holocaust opposes Nazi artifact sales
HALIFAX - A Halifax man who lost family members in the Holocaust says he’s hoping a local antique shop will voluntarily stop selling Nazi artifacts - while a national Jewish group has called for...
May 28, 2018
Ontario NDP leader slams Doug Ford on his home turf, says Tory plan isn't for the people
TORONTO - Ontario’s NDP leader took her election campaign on Monday to the riding Doug Ford is hoping to capture, slamming the Tory leader’s tax plan on his home turf as recent polls sugge...
May 28, 2018
Conservation deal halts commercial salmon fishing in Greenland for 12 years
FREDERICTON - A deal has been reached that will halt commercial salmon fishing in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for the next 12 years to allow adult wild Atlantic salmon to return to rivers in Canad...
May 28, 2018
Bail hearing for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle stretches into Tuesday
OTTAWA - A bail hearing for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle, who faces several assault charges, will stretch into a second day. The Ontario court proceedings - likely to conclude Tuesday - are...
May 28, 2018
Older, wiser Alex Ovechkin leading the way for Capitals in Cup quest
LAS VEGAS - Following another crushing Washington Capitals’ post-season setback last spring, head coach Barry Trotz got on a plane and headed to Russia for a meeting of the minds with his best p...
May 28, 2018
Rested Brooke Henderson eyes second major title at U.S. Women's Open
Brooke Henderson has played more on the LPGA Tour than anyone else the last two years, so it was interesting to see her skip a tournament in the middle of the season last week. But with the U.S. Women...
May 28, 2018
Cheers, tears, hugs mark end of trek to honour Humboldt Broncos crash victims
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A former junior hockey player’s journey of healing has come to an end after he walked 1,200 kilometres from northern Ontario to Saskatchewan to honour the victims of the Humbol...
May 28, 2018
Door-knocking with Naqvi: once a safe Liberal seat, now rife with uncertainty
OTTAWA - Yasir Naqvi is running for re-election in what’s widely considered a Liberal safe seat, but he says he’s never seen so much uncertainty among voters at the door who tell him they&...
May 28, 2018
Montreal grants honorary citizenship to jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal made Saudi blogger Raif Badawi an honorary citizen on Monday, voting unanimously to award the distinction to the father of three who has been languishing in jail for ne...
May 28, 2018