Category Archives: Canadian Press
Political parties clamour for social media influence in the election
TORONTO - In a dozen or so videos, Andrea Horwath speaks directly into the camera, her face very close to the lens, a couch visible over her shoulder - an esthetic seen more often with YouTube celebri...
May 25, 2018
McPhee on Knights-Capitals final: 'A script that no one saw being written'
George McPhee is happy to talk about the Vegas Golden Knights, the team he built over the last year that now sits four wins from an improbable Stanley Cup. But his old club? The one that stands in the...
May 25, 2018
CP Rail labour issues timeline
A timeline of labour issues at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.: May 25: CP Rail resumes talks after conductors and signal workers vote to reject contract offer. April 20: Federal Employment Minister Pat...
May 25, 2018
Alberta Appeals Court bumps up award to 'Scud Stud' in defamation case
CALGARY - A former war correspondent has been awarded another $200,000 in costs related to his years-long legal dispute with one of Canada’s biggest media companies. Arthur Kent won a defamation...
May 25, 2018
Former B.C. premier says pot industry about to enter Wild West period
VICTORIA - Canada is about to enter a new gold rush with many dreaming of striking it rich in the marijuana industry, says former British Columbia premier Mike Harcourt, who has staked his own claim i...
May 25, 2018
New space strategy to be unveiled 'in the coming months': Bains
MONTREAL - A new Canadian space strategy that is already at least one year behind schedule is only months away, Science Minister Navdeep Bains said Friday. “We haven’t determined the exact...
May 25, 2018
Palm Springs to get statues of 10 giant naked babies
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Palm Springs, the iconic Southern California desert resort that was once Frank Sinatra’s playground, will soon have a sandbox for 10 giant naked babies. The Desert Sun new...
May 25, 2018
Collectible Blue Jays rings taken in break-in in Niagara Falls, Ont., police say
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Police say several rings, including part of a 1993 Toronto Blue Jays World Series ring, have been taken in a break-in in Niagara Falls, Ont. Niagara regional police say a home wa...
May 25, 2018
Eight-week trial set next year for suspect in Edmonton attack, officer stabbing
EDMONTON - A jury trial has been scheduled next year for a man accused of trying to kill an Edmonton police officer and running down pedestrians. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif faces 12 charges related to the ...
May 25, 2018
Ontario's Kathleen Wynne says she's not giving up despite poor showing in polls
TORONTO - Facing a barrage of poor polling numbers for her Ontario Liberals, a subdued Kathleen Wynne said on Friday she would keep doing what she can to push her party’s accomplishments in gove...
May 25, 2018