Category Archives: Canadian Press
Woodbine Racetrack to open second grass course in time for 2019 season
TORONTO - Woodbine Racetrack is adding a second grass course. Jim Lawson, Woodbine’s chief executive officer, made the announcement Wednesday during the draw for the $1-million Queen’s Pla...
Jun 28, 2017
B.C. Liberals tout $2.8B surplus, reduced debt on eve of expected defeat
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s finance minister has painted a rosy picture of the province’s finances a day before his government is expected to be defeated in a confidence vote, saying a $...
Jun 28, 2017
Medical instrument left inside Quebec woman after cancer surgery
MONTREAL - Quebec’s health minister is blaming human error after a medical instrument 33 centimetres long was forgotten inside a woman who had a hysterectomy at a Montreal hospital last March. B...
Jun 28, 2017
Trump attacks Washington Post, Amazon over 'internet taxes'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump attacked The Washington Post and Amazon on Twitter Wednesday, arguing that the online retailer was not paying “internet taxes.” Trump stated on Twitter ...
Jun 28, 2017
Train evacuated in western Poland due to bomb threat
WARSAW, Poland - Polish media are reporting that authorities have stopped a train travelling from Warsaw to Berlin and evacuated its passengers after receiving a bomb threat. The state news agency rep...
Jun 28, 2017
Ottawa Senators sign goaltender Mike Condon to three-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Mike Condon to a three-year contract extension worth an average annual value of US$2.4 million per season. Condon, 27, was acquired from the Pittsbu...
Jun 28, 2017
Top-ranked tennis players Murray, Kerber agree to play at Rogers Cup tournaments
TORONTO - Men’s No. 1 Andy Murray, women’s top seed Angelique Kerber and Canadian stars Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard are among the players who have agreed to play at the Rogers Cup te...
Jun 28, 2017
Oilers nearing big eight-year extension for star captain Connor McDavid
Connor McDavid just took home his first NHL MVP award, and now he’s on the verge of becoming the league’s highest-paid player. The 20-year-old is nearing an extension with the Edmonton Oil...
Jun 28, 2017
$1.185B flood protection project to lead to Toronto waterfront makeover: officials
TORONTO - A portion of Toronto’s waterfront is set to undergo a nearly $1.2 billion flood protection project that will lead to a makeover of the area. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Prem...
Jun 28, 2017
Record-breaking sniper shot saved Iraqi lives, special forces general says
OTTAWA - The sniper who shattered the record for the longest confirmed kill also saved lives, the deputy commander of Canadian special forces said. Brig.-Gen. Peter Dawe told The Canadian Press on Wed...
Jun 28, 2017