Category Archives: Canadian Press
Condos, townhomes hottest sellers in Metro Vancouver: real estate board
VANCOUVER - Home sales across Metro Vancouver rebounded to near record levels in May but demand is now being driven by condominiums and townhomes, a real estate expert says. That’s a shift from ...
Jun 03, 2017
Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Friday that the Syrian leader didn’t use chemical weapons against his people, saying the recent attack that killed scores of ci...
Jun 03, 2017
Saskatchewan Rush looking for National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup three-peat
Rush goalie Aaron Bold isn’t worried about the National Lacrosse League’s Champion’s Cup final stretching over three weekends. He’s confident he and his Saskatchewan teammates ...
Jun 03, 2017
Mayweather among 2017 inductees in Vegas sports hall of fame
LAS VEGAS - Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is being inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. IndyCar driver and team owner Sam Schmidt and golf professional Butch Harmon...
Jun 03, 2017
Death of woman found in burning garage now treated as homicide: police
SOUTH RAWDON, N.S. - Police say the death of a 27-year-old Nova Scotia woman who was found in a burning garage is now being treated as a homicide. The RCMP in East Hants say two children were rescued ...
Jun 03, 2017
Canada's trade surplus with U.S. hits highest level in three years
OTTAWA - Canada’s trade deficit fell in April and its surplus with the United States ballooned to its largest in three years, boosted by shipments of cars, natural gas and softwood lumber, Stati...
Jun 03, 2017
Milos Raonic into fourth round of French Open after opponent retires with injury
PARIS - Canadian Milos Raonic caught a break Friday at the French Open as he needed less than a half hour to complete a third-round victory over Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Raonic, the No. 5...
Jun 03, 2017
Mayors press Trudeau Liberals for help to handle legalized marijuana
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities say they need a slice of the tax windfall from legal marijuana to cover what they describe as significant costs associated with enforcing a signatu...
Jun 03, 2017
Doctor in Trump Hotel case released but due back in court
WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania doctor who authorities say was arrested at Trump International Hotel with guns will live in Georgia while awaiting trial. A federal judge on Friday said 43-year-old Navy ve...
Jun 03, 2017
Alec Baldwin raises $5.1 million for New Jersey Democrats
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. - Actor and “Saturday Night Live’s” resident President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin has helped raise $5.1 million for Democrats in New Jersey. Philly.com...
Jun 03, 2017