Category Archives: Canadian Press
Encouraging byelection result has Greens hoping for a breakthrough in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Green Party of Canada’s encouraging result in a federal byelection in a Quebec riding last week has deputy leader Daniel Green hopeful the party can make a major breakthrough in t...
Mar 03, 2019
Canadian Abel takes bronze medal in three-metre at diving World Series
SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Canadian Jennifer Abel won the bronze medal in the women’s three-metre springboard final on Sunday at the FINA diving World Series while teammate Pamela Ware finished just of...
Mar 03, 2019
Kingsbury takes Crystal Globe, final World Cup event cancelled due to fog
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury earned his eighth Crystal Globe title Sunday without having to compete in the season-ending moguls World Cup event. The dual moguls competition was...
Mar 03, 2019

Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD
CALGARY - Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former first responder who claims he was wrongfully fired following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Mich...
Mar 03, 2019

Alienated: Alberta project seeks to find common language on climate change
EDMONTON - Mentioning climate change can kill a conversation. But a new Alberta project is using the topic to start one - and is showing people from geologists to farmers to environmentalists that the...
Mar 03, 2019

Mexico pushing labour reform, won't ratify new NAFTA with U.S. tariffs in place
OTTAWA - Mexico’s Congress will be asked to approve a major labour-reform bill this spring as a necessary step to ratifying the new North American free-trade pact later this autumn, say Mexican ...
Mar 03, 2019
Six-month implant newest option to treat addiction amid opioid crisis
VANCOUVER - Canadians addicted to opioids may be eligible for an implant that provides an ongoing low dose of medication for six months, with the potential for treatment for up to a year when a new im...
Mar 03, 2019
Milestone: Capsule with dummy aboard docks at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A sleek new American-built capsule with just a test dummy aboard docked smoothly with the International Space Station on Sunday in a big step toward putting the U.S. back in the...
Mar 03, 2019
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackp...
Mar 03, 2019
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Edmonton 4 Columbus 0 Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 5 Ottawa 1 Toronto 5 Buffalo 2 Minnesota 4 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 6 Chicago 3 Boston 1 New Jersey 0 Carolina 4 Florida...
Mar 02, 2019