Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - A 14-year-old girl’s quest to give away two tickets to Ellen Degeneres’s appearance in Vancouver has turned into an 82-ticket giveaway complete with all the “winners̶...

TORONTO - Canada’s beer producers have welcomed the federal government’s decision to exempt from tariffs most beer cans imported from the United States. The Canadian government set the tar...

TORONTO - Muddled doesn’t begin to describe the CFL West Division’s playoff picture. According to the league, a potential of 64 different playoff permutations currently exist. All six rema...

TORONTO - A campaign adviser to Premier Doug Ford has been appointed as Ontario’s trade representative to the United States. Ian Todd will take on the post in Washington, D.C. on Monday, replaci...

TORONTO - While cannabis is not even tested for out of competition, UFC vice-president Jeff Novitzky says it’s a constant topic of conversation in his world. UFC fighters want to know when they ...

Brad Sinopoli is on a historic pace. The Ottawa receiver is closing in on the CFL’s regular-season record for most catches by a Canadian-born receiver. The 30-year-old native of Peterborough, On...

EDMONTON - Three adult St. Bernards who couldn’t be separated because they’re best buddies have found a home. The Edmonton Humane Society says Goliath, Gunther and Gasket are settling in w...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant’s chances of holding onto power are looking increasingly bleak, after every opposition member officially declared Thursday they don’t want...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Gymnast Emma Spence was selected as Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The 15-year-old from Cambridge, Ont., was nominated t...

EDMONTON - She’s being called one smart cookie. As people lined up to buy cannabis at one of six Edmonton cannabis stores that opened Wednesday a small entrepreneur stood ready to capitalize on ...