Category Archives: Canadian Press
NHL suspends Devils' Wood for two games following boarding incident
TORONTO - The NHL suspended forward Miles Wood of the New Jersey Devils for two games Sunday. Wood was suspended for boarding Tampa Bay forward Vladislav Namestnikov in New Jersey’s 4-3 win Satu...
Feb 18, 2018
Quebec court to hear appeal of challenge to British royal succession law
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal is set to begin reviewing a case on Monday that challenges the rules governing the ascension to the British throne, and the result could have political consequenc...
Feb 18, 2018
Five pillars Ottawa studied as part of its gender-budgeting exercise
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is preparing to table the first federal budget to scrutinize all its commitments with a gender-equality microscope. To get there, Finance Minister Bill Morneau was pres...
Feb 18, 2018
Liberals to dig deeper, aim higher on gender equality in 2018 federal budget
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is trying to move beyond the obvious in its quest for gender equality, thinking outside the daycare box to more thoroughly examine how the federal budget would impact m...
Feb 18, 2018
Former Ontario PC leader says he grew the party, so he should get to lead it
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives said Sunday he helped grow the party to unprecedented levels, so he should be the one to lead it into the upcoming el...
Feb 18, 2018
Russia: 5 dead in church shooting; police kill suspect
MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A gunman opened fire with a hunting rifle on churchgoers leaving a service in Russia’s Dagestan region, killing five people and wounding four others, then was shot and kill...
Feb 18, 2018
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Canadian receiver Harty to two-year contract
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian free-agent receiver Jake Harty to a two-year contract Sunday. The six-foot-two, 210-pound Calgary native spent his first three CFL seasons with th...
Feb 18, 2018
Music industry struggles to shake ugly legacy of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
TORONTO - Allegations of sexual misconduct swirling around pop-rockers Hedley have put the spotlight on an industry long defined by the mantra of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll - but several...
Feb 18, 2018
Saskatchewan's first mental hospital closing its doors after 100 years
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - At its peak, the massive red-brick complex with a scenic view of he North Saskatchewan River was a community unto itself. Saskatchewan Hospital, which first opened to patient...
Feb 18, 2018
Oilsands tech touted for pipeline capacity boost still years from deployment
CALGARY - Two years after a blue-ribbon panel called on the Alberta government to encourage partial upgrading of bitumen from the oilsands to enhance value and free up more pipeline room for exports, ...
Feb 18, 2018