Category Archives: Canadian Press
Seniors and students living together to save on rent, find 'family'
TORONTO - After her husband died, Elizabeth Hill says she would lay awake listening for bumps in the night in her eerily empty home - so to get some shut-eye, she decided let a stranger live with her....
Jul 22, 2018
Female chefs say Canada's culinary industry changing for the better
TORONTO - It was an Instagram photo that caught long-time restaurateur Stacey Patterson’s eye: six chefs - all men - at a table together playing poker. It’s an image of camaraderie that Pa...
Jul 22, 2018
Crews continue battling dozens of forest fires in northeastern Ontario
KILLARNEY, Ont. - Crews from across the country continued to cut down dozens of raging fires in northeastern Ontario on Sunday, after evacuation orders left some property owners uncertain of whether t...
Jul 22, 2018
And now he is 5: Britain's Prince George marks birthday
LONDON - Who doesn’t like birthdays? Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate have released a new photo of their son Prince George to mark his fifth birthday. The photo shows George grin...
Jul 22, 2018
Recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold: B.C. parents
VANCOUVER - Parents whose children started using drugs as teens and struggled through addiction to the point of fatally overdosing say recovery high schools that provide professional support for stude...
Jul 22, 2018
Haida Gwaii village faces housing crisis, targets short-term rentals
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - As more tourists flock to Haida Gwaii off the northern coast of British Columbia, the remote archipelago’s largest village is facing an unusual problem. Despite a declini...
Jul 22, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot ...
Jul 22, 2018
Israel rescues Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said Sunday it had rescued members of a Syrian volunteer civil organization from the volatile frontier area and evacuated them to a third country, the first such Israe...
Jul 22, 2018
Timbers tie Impact 2-2, increase MLS unbeaten streak to 13
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland’s Diego Valeri scored the lone second-half goal and the Timbers tied the Montreal Impact 2-2 on Saturday night to increase their MLS unbeaten streak to 13 games. Saphir...
Jul 22, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games CFL Winnipeg 38 Toronto 20 Calgary 25 Montreal 8 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Baltimore 1 Detroit 5 Boston 0 Houston 7 L.A. Angels 0 Kansas City 4 Minnesota 2 Cleveland...
Jul 21, 2018