Category Archives: Canadian Press
Toronto residents set to vote Monday on the next four years of civic leaders
Toronto’s municipal election campaign, marked by unprecedented provincial interference, ends Monday when voters get to pass judgment on the incumbent mayor’s record of the past four years ...
Oct 21, 2018
John Tory's and Jennifer Keesmaat's stances on 5 issues in Toronto's election
Toronto goes to the polls Monday to vote for their favourite among three dozen candidates running for mayor. However, polls suggest no candidate poses a major threat to incumbent John Tory. His bigges...
Oct 21, 2018
Svitolina and Pliskova win opening matches at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE - Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina secured opening round-robin match wins at the WTA Finals on Sunday. Pliskova, who now leads the tour with 48 wins this season, defeated defending cham...
Oct 21, 2018
Five common issues in Ontario's province-wide municipal elections
Municipal elections are often fought around matters of local importance, but a number of issues have emerged in various Ontario races that resonate broadly. Here are five that transcend municipal line...
Oct 21, 2018
Cam Levins sets new Canadian marathon record at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
TORONTO - Cam Levins chased a mark that had eluded Canada’s fastest marathon men for more than four decades Sunday. And in the process, he wrote his own comeback story with every powerful step. ...
Oct 21, 2018
One year to election: Trudeau Liberals gear up for tussles on climate, premiers
OTTAWA - Twelve months from now, Canadians will pass judgment on the Trudeau government and decide whether its first mandate should be its last or if it deserves another four years. As the one-year co...
Oct 21, 2018
'In our bloodline:' Land-based learning links curriculum with Indigenous culture
REGINA - A school day for six-year-old Hunter Sasakamoose can start with lighting a fire for breakfast and end with doing math by candlelight. In between, the boy learns life skills such as hunting an...
Oct 21, 2018
Dozens hurt in floor collapse at S. Carolina condo party
CLEMSON, S.C. - The floor of a condominium clubhouse near Clemson University collapsed during a large private party early Sunday, hurtling dozens of people into the basement, authorities said. About 3...
Oct 21, 2018
Coalition airstrike targets mosque used by Islamic State
AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar - An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group targeted a mosque in Syria last week because it was determined to be an insurgent command-and-control...
Oct 21, 2018
Taiwan president calls for clear probe of fatal train crash
DONGSHAN TOWNSHIP, Taiwan - Taiwan’s president pressed for a quick, transparent probe into the cause of the island’s worst train crash in nearly three decades as the search of the derailed...
Oct 21, 2018