Category Archives: Canadian Press

MONTREAL - Bets on the outcome of a Donald Trump presidency are officially open. On Wednesday, Loto-Quebec invited players on its Mise-o-jeu platform to wager on the following question: “Will Do...

OAKLAND, Calif. - LeBron James wanted to be with his family, to hug his wife and three kids back in Ohio. Visibly shaken by an event he couldn’t control, Cleveland’s star struggled Wednesd...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - They’ve been training for it, but students at elementary schools in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., won’t get a chance to show off their high jumping abilities at track an...

CALGARY - When Jill was 27, she woke up with tingling and numbness in her left hand that eventually spread to half her body. The Calgary woman, who did not want her last name used for fear it could hi...

OTTWAWA, Ont. - When Kenny Shaw and Diontae Spencer hit the CFL free agent market, they were looking for the right fit. A couple of familiar faces and the chance to join a top receiving corps led them...

SYDNEY, N.S. - A Cape Breton clown performer has been jailed two years for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Dale Rancourt, a native of Ontario who long performed as Klutzy the Clown, admitted h...

OTTAWA - The government’s choice for official languages commissioner never spoke about the post with two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s closest advisers, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly...

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, June 7 --- ANNUAL DEFENCE SPENDING TO GROW BY $13.9B: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday that annual defence spending in Canada in 10 years will...

MONTREAL - The day-to-day activities of Karla Homolka are once again causing a stir in Montreal after a media report said the convicted killer has been allowed to volunteer at an elementary school. Lo...

Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo is investigating how a muskox got out of its enclosure. It happened Friday when a 200 lb. male muskox escaped its holding area, though it didn’t get out of ...