Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec's Bill 101 language law turning 40 years old
MONTREAL - A group that defends the French language is urging the Quebec government to do more to enforce Bill 101 as the 40th anniversary of the landmark language law approaches. Partenaires pour un ...
Aug 22, 2017
Canadian citizenship grant upheld for immigrant doctor living in the U.S.
TORONTO - An immigrant doctor doing medical training in the United States can keep his Canadian citizenship even though he had spent far fewer days in Canada than normally required to become a citizen...
Aug 22, 2017
Canada downs Wales 52-0, moves on to 5th-place final at Women's Rugby World Cup
BELFAST, Ireland - Elissa Alarie scored two tries and Canada advanced to the fifth-place final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup with a 52-0 rout of Wales on Tuesday. Brianna Miller had a try and f...
Aug 22, 2017
Great white shark's travels captivate Nova Scotians: 'Say hello if you see me'
HALIFAX - He was first detected July 30 in the cold, dark waters off Shelburne, near Nova Scotia’s southwest tip. He turned up a week later in Mahone Bay and has hovered around there since, near...
Aug 22, 2017
Canada inquires about Doan, Iginla for Olympics; team likely to be picked by November
TORONTO - Could the next Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team have some star power after all? Team general manager Sean Burke said Tuesday that he’s inquired about the plans and potential av...
Aug 22, 2017
With free admission, visits to national parks and historic sites jump this year
OTTAWA - The federal government will consider what to do with admission fees for national parks beyond Canada’s 150th birthday after this year’s free parks program has proven to be excepti...
Aug 22, 2017
Two newest astronauts moonstruck as Canada looks beyond space station
MONTREAL - It’s a far-out dream that Canada’s two newest astronauts are hoping will come true: orbiting the moon within the next decade or so. In fact, Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey are...
Aug 22, 2017
British Columbia ends 2016-17 fiscal year with $2.7 billion surplus
VICTORIA - The B.C. government ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of $2.7 billion, largely in line with unaudited financial results released two months ago by the province’s former Libera...
Aug 22, 2017
Fore! Cul-de-sac in
Edmonton area being hit with flying golf balls: RCMP
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. - Alberta RCMP say a street in an Edmonton-area community is being used as a driving range. Officers say golf balls have been repeatedly hit or flung into a cul-de-sac in the ...
Aug 22, 2017
German police seize thousands of 'Trump' ecstasy tablets
BERLIN - German police say they have seized thousands of tablets of the party drug ecstasy in the shape of Donald Trump’s head, a haul with an estimated street value of 39,000 euros ($45,900.) P...
Aug 22, 2017