Category Archives: Canadian Press
Yukon alcohol label study will no longer include warnings of cancer link
WHITEHORSE - A study on alcohol warning labels in Yukon is moving ahead, albeit with some major revisions after the liquor industry raised concerns about the research. Last November, large, colourful ...
Feb 16, 2018
Stroman angry at Blue Jays over negativity in arbitration
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto pitcher Marcus Stroman met with Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins on Friday, a day after the 26-year old right-hander’s salary arbitration loss triggered him to vent ...
Feb 16, 2018
Police: Man crashes truck into Planned Parenthood clinic
EAST ORANGE, N.J. - A Massachusetts man has been accused of deliberately crashing a stolen bakery delivery truck into a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Jersey, injuring a pregnant woman and two other...
Feb 16, 2018

7.2 quake damages homes, but Mexico avoids major destruction
MEXICO CITY - Mexico escaped major destruction from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that jolted southern and central parts of the country, authorities said Saturday, though 13 people were killed in the cra...
Feb 16, 2018
'I'm running for the leadership': Patrick Brown on fighting to reclaim his job
TORONTO - The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives, who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations last month, is running to reclaim the party’s top job. Here is what Patr...
Feb 16, 2018
A timeline of the Patrick Brown resignation saga
TORONTO - A timeline of the tumultuous events that followed the resignation of former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown last month, and his bid to reclaim that post: Jan. 24: Patrick Brown...
Feb 16, 2018
Activists sue Washington state for tougher climate policy
SEATTLE - Environmental activists are suing Washington state, the latest state-level effort to boost use of renewable energy. Thirteen children backed by the non-profit Our Children’s Trust file...
Feb 16, 2018

Alberta's Notley wants action on B.C. pipeline impasse by next week
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wants progress soon in the impasse between her province and British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline or she will ratchet up the pressure. ...
Feb 16, 2018
ESPN radio station to take over broadcasts of UConn games
STORRS, Conn. - An ESPN radio station will take over broadcasts of University of Connecticut sports games next fall in a multimillion dollar deal that will dump another station that has been the voice...
Feb 16, 2018

Ottawa adds Aboriginal name to controversial Prince Edward Island park
CHARLOTTETOWN - A national park in Prince Edward Island that bears the name of a controversial British general will be renamed. Parks Canada confirmed Friday that it will add a Mi’kmaq name to t...
Feb 16, 2018