Category Archives: Canadian Press
Vancouver park board tells free yoga group to get a permit if classes continue
Vancouver residents hoping to hone their downward dogs and warrior poses among fellow yogis have run afoul of city regulations at a green space known locally as Dude Chilling Park. The city’s pa...
May 28, 2017
Yukon families feel hope, anxiety ahead of first MMIW inquiry hearings
VANCOUVER - Diane Lilley waited nearly two decades for a suspect to be arrested in her sister’s murder, only to sit through a trial where she says her beloved sibling Tina Washpan was often refe...
May 28, 2017
PM Trudeau to raise residential school apology, climate change with Pope Francis
ROME - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to raise reconciliation with indigenous peoples, the global fight against climate change and the importance of religious and cultural diversity when he meets...
May 28, 2017
Philippines pounds militants as civilians found shot dead
MARAWI, Philippines - Philippine forces found corpses in the streets of a besieged southern city on Sunday, including at least eight civilians who appeared to have been executed, as soldiers battled a...
May 28, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Atlantic Canada...
May 28, 2017
Olympian Ellie Black wins all-around title at Canadian gymnastics championship
MONTREAL - Ellie Black of Halfax regained her senior all-around title at the Canadian gymnastics championships on Saturday. Black finished the competition with 54.318 points, narrowly beating fellow R...
May 27, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games AHL Playoffs Conference Finals Grand Rapids 4 San Jose 2 (Grand Rapids wins series 4-1) Syracuse 3 Providence 1 (Syracuse wins series 4-1) — MLB American League Toronto 3 ...
May 27, 2017
Unionized CN Rail employees issue strike notice
MONTREAL - A union representing employees at CN Rail is threatening job action to back contract demands. The Teamsters union has given the company 72 hour strike notice and could legally walk off the ...
May 27, 2017
New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer no stranger to making political history
TORONTO - Andrew Scheer is no stranger to making political history. When he first sought federal political office in 2004, he beat out the NDP candidate who at the time was the longest serving MP in t...
May 27, 2017
Lamar Neagle scores on penalty kick as D.C. United downs Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps’ coach Carl Robinson didn’t mince his words. “Awful,” is how Robinson described a dubious call which resulted in D.C. United defeating the Whitecaps 1-0 on ...
May 27, 2017