Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Bianca Andreescu rallies for dramatic win over Irina-Camelia Begu
MIAMI - Everything was completely different for Bianca Andreescu at the Miami Open on Thursday compared to her victory in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif. Except for...
Mar 21, 2019
Blue Jays get bad injury news on Tepera, Axford before 13-6 loss to Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front. Accordin...
Mar 21, 2019
Canada's team: Buffalo Bulls women's squad wins March Madness opener
The team with the most Canadian representation at March Madness is moving on after an upset victory on Friday. The No. 10-seeded Buffalo Bulls women’s team, featuring five Canadians, pulled away...
Mar 21, 2019
A timeline of events in the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC- Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption an...
Mar 21, 2019
Cheetahs will not prosper in B.C.: panel rejects permit request for two big cats
NELSON, B.C. - The owners of two cheetahs will not be allowed to return the large, African cats to southeastern British Columbia to use them as ambassador animals promoting conservation of the endange...
Mar 21, 2019
Kenney promises vote on equalization in 2021 if no pipeline progress
CALGARY - The leader of Alberta’s United Conservatives is promising a referendum on equalization if there’s no major progress on market-opening pipelines. Jason Kenney says if he becomes p...
Mar 21, 2019
Thief steals 140 sap buckets in Vermont
ST. ALBANS, Vt. - A sap bucket thief has brought a sour note to Vermont’s maple sugaring season. Fred Hopkins tells MyNBC5 that someone took 140 of his sap buckets, a first for him. Hopkins make...
Mar 21, 2019
Highlights of Quebec's 2019-20 budget
QUEBEC - Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the Coalition Avenir Quebec government’s first budget on Thursday. Here are some highlights: - Balanced books for the fifth straight year in Quebec, ...
Mar 21, 2019
'The right thing was done:' Manitoba family gets guardianship of seized baby
WINNIPEG - The mother of a newborn who was seen in a social media video being taken away by authorities in hospital says she is relieved a judge has given guardianship to the family. But she says her ...
Mar 21, 2019
Three teams remain unbeaten at Canadian mixed doubles championship
FREDERICTON - Three teams remain unbeaten through 10 draws at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. Saskatchewan’s Shannon Birchard and Catlin Schneider sit atop Pool B with a 5-0 rec...
Mar 21, 2019