Category Archives: Canadian Press
Outcome of leadership race test for Conservative party, candidates
OTTAWA - When the contenders for leadership of the Conservative party registered to run, they swore to uphold two key pledges likely to be tested in the months following the announcement of the winner...
May 25, 2017
Lotto luck shines for another Albertan who lost Fort McMurray home
EDMONTON - Another Albertan who lost a home in Fort McMurray has had a change of luck, winning a luxury condo and an Italian sports car in an Edmonton hospital fundraising lottery. Michael Marchand wa...
May 25, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, May 25 --- CANADA FOCUSING ON INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN WAR ON TERROR, PM SUGGESTS: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says co-operation between key allies on in...
May 25, 2017
Retailers cheer GOP retreat on ending debit card fees limit
WASHINGTON - Restaurants, grocers and other businesses celebrated on Thursday as House Republicans backed off efforts to eliminate the cap on fees that banks can charge retailers when customers use a ...
May 25, 2017
A case of the drunken cricketer and the parrot defence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand cricket player offered this explanation for another drunken driving offence - he was rushing home to console his girlfriend over a dead parrot. The lawyer for D...
May 25, 2017
Predators just 1 NHL team winning thanks to their Swedes
NASHVILLE - Filip Forsberg is having quite the spring for the Nashville Predators, setting franchise records with his eight goals and 15 points. He’s tied the team mark with at least a point in ...
May 25, 2017
Quiet college dropout turned bomber: Who was Salman Abedi?
LONDON - He was quiet and withdrawn, a college dropout who liked soccer - and, some say, showed alarming signs of being radicalized years before he walked into a pop concert at Britain’s Manches...
May 25, 2017
Man arrested in case of dog found buried alive near Montreal that later died
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man has been arrested for animal cruelty in the case of a dog that died after being found buried alive south of Montreal this week. Sgt. Ingrid Asselin says t...
May 25, 2017
CBC says Subway chicken investigation at heart of lawsuit was fair
TORONTO - The CBC says it gave Subway plenty of opportunity to refute the findings of an investigation into the sandwich chain’s chicken products before airing reports that prompted a defamation...
May 25, 2017
Quebec's Charlevoix region to host next year's G7 meetings
OTTAWA - Canada will play host to next year’s meeting of G7 leaders at a remote luxury resort in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, The Canadian Press has learned. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is...
May 25, 2017