Category Archives: Canadian Press
Safety board chair says more needs to be done five years after Lac-Megantic
OTTAWA - The head of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says much has been accomplished five years after the Lac-Megantic train derailment in which 47 people were killed, but more remains to be...
Jul 4, 2018
Travellers warned about measles from infected passenger who landed in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - An alert has been issued about the potential spread of measles from an infected passenger who travelled to Vancouver from India on two flights. The BC Centre for Disease Control says the p...
Jul 4, 2018
RCMP remove pipeline protesters from Vancouver bridge
VANCOUVER - Greenpeace Canada says a protest that saw a dozen protesters dangling from a Vancouver bridge to block a tanker carrying crude oil from the Trans Mountain pipeline ended Wednesday night. T...
Jul 4, 2018
Davis Love III confirmed to play in Calgary's PGA Tour Champions event
CALGARY - Davis Love III has joined the field of the PGA Tour Champions Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary. The World Golf Hall of Famer will play in the Canadian tournament for the first time Aug. 27 to...
Jul 4, 2018
Blue Jays Estrada doesn't expect to miss time with left glute strain
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada said Wednesday he doesn’t expect to miss much time after being diagnosed with a mild left glute strain a night earlier. The 34-year-old left Tuesday&...
Jul 4, 2018
Canada beats the Philippines 102-62 at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
ROSARIO, Argentina - Canada defeated the Philippines 102-62 on Wednesday afternoon in the round of 16 at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup. Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe scored a game-high 22 points fo...
Jul 4, 2018
Ticats QB Masoli looks to tie CFL record for consecutive games of 300-plus yards
REGINA - Jeremiah Masoli is looking to join some select company as he continues to emerge as the face of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ resurgence. The quarterback needs one more game of 300-plus yard...
Jul 4, 2018
Ticats QB Masoli looks to tie CFL record for consecutive games of 300-plus yards
REGINA - Jeremiah Masoli is looking to join some select company as he continues to emerge as the face of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ resurgence. The quarterback needs one more game of 300-plus yard...
Jul 4, 2018
Conservatives vanquished governing Liberals in 2017 fundraising race
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives blew past their governing Liberal rivals in last year’s annual fundraising race - in donors as well as dollars. Annual financial reports published on the Elect...
Jul 4, 2018
Attawapiskat First Nation chief launches personal war on illegal drugs
The chief of Attawapiskat First Nation has launched a personal war on illegal drugs because he says he is tired of waiting for others to deal with a problem that is destroying his small community in n...
Jul 4, 2018