Category Archives: Canadian Press
Higher interest rates to hit younger, middle-income households: federal analysis
OTTAWA - Younger, middle-income households will be among those that feel the biggest financial sting from the Bank of Canada’s gradual move towards higher interest rates, says a newly released f...
Jul 30, 2018
Canadian-bred filly Wonder Gadot to run next in US$1.25-million Travers Stakes
After conquering the boys through two-thirds of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, heralded filly Wonder Gadot will look to do the same south of the border. Trainer Mark Casse said Monday that Wonder Gado...
Jul 30, 2018
Winnipeg club board member resigns after Canadian Nationalist Party meeting
WINNIPEG - A cultural club in Winnipeg said one of its board members has agreed to resign after it hosted a meeting for the Canadian Nationalist Party over the weekend. The Belgian Club said in a stat...
Jul 30, 2018
Prosecutor featured in 'The Staircase' on Netflix has died
DURHAM, N.C. - One of the prosecutors who tried the infamous 2001 North Carolina killing featured in “The Staircase” documentary series has died. Police say Freda Black, a former Durham as...
Jul 30, 2018
A star for Calgary Flames and Canada, 'Iggy' retires after 20 NHL seasons
CALGARY - Jarome Iginla shed no tears, but generated laughs Monday as one of the NHL’s premiere power forwards closed the book on a 20-year career. The 41-year-old entertained a packed news conf...
Jul 30, 2018
Three dead after small plane bound for P.E.I. crashed in Maine
GREENVILLE, Maine - Police in Maine say three people have died after a small plane that departed from Pembroke, Ont., and was headed for Prince Edward Island crashed near a small airport. State police...
Jul 30, 2018
Cosby fighting classification as sexually violent predator
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s lawyers are challenging the legality of the process under which a Pennsylvania board recommended he be classified as a sexually violent predator. They also claimed...
Jul 30, 2018
Roughriders release Canadian running back Messam following voyeurism charge
REGINA - Jerome Messam’s second stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders has come to an abrupt end after the Canadian running back was charged with voyeurism. The Riders announced via Twitter on ...
Jul 30, 2018
Wolfpack await full playoff schedule but will play four home games in Qualifiers
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will host Toulouse Olympique, Widnes Vikings, London Broncos and Hull Kingston Rovers in their playoff push for promotion to the elite Super League. The transatlantic ru...
Jul 30, 2018
Manitoba government moves a step closer to carbon price for large emitters
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government moved closer Monday to charging a carbon tax on a handful of large emitters in the province. The Progressive Conservative government released a discussion paper that...
Jul 30, 2018