Category Archives: Canadian Press

WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axemen are focused on a rare chance to host the Uteck Bowl rather than the convoluted path they had to take to get there. The Atlantic University Sport champion Axemen (6-...

OTTAWA - The newly opened National Holocaust Monument won’t be closed for the winter after all. Heritage Minister Melanie Joly says in a tweet that the soaring concrete structure just west of Pa...

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 17 --- CAN CANADA’S PEACEKEEPING COMMITMENT GIVE IT A SHOT AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL?: Some international observers are wondering if Canada’...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally unveiled Canada’s long-awaited commitment to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, and it’s getting mixed reviews. Some observers wonder i...

CALGARY - Oil and gas investments may have soured for managers of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund but two Canadian funds say they have plenty of room for such securities in their portfolios. In a ...

STAVANGER, Norway - Canadian long-track speedskater Marsha Hudey won her first career individual World Cup medal, claiming silver on Friday in the women’s 500-metre race in Norway. Hudey, of Whi...

VICTORIA - The future of the Site C hydroelectric dam is the subject of pointed questions from labour unions, environmental groups, Indigenous Peoples and high-ranking civil servants with the British ...

GRENOBLE, France - After winning at Skate Canada three weeks ago, Kaetlyn Osmond continued her fine form by taking the lead in the women’s short at the Internationaux de France on Friday. Skatin...

Of all the punches Bret (The Hitman) Hart threw in his professional wrestling career, the one that really sticks out left his boss unconscious on the floor in 1997. “It was only one punch but it...

SURREY, B.C. - The federal government will allocate up to $327.6 million over five years and $100 million a year after that to fight gun and gang violence, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Fr...