Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sweden beats Canada in shootout to win gold at world hockey championship
COLOGNE, Germany - Canada felt the sting of its loss to Sweden at the world championship a little more than usual thanks to the tournament format. Nicklas Backstrom and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored in ...
May 21, 2017
Canada, 10 other countries will move forward on a new TPP after US withdrawal
Canada and 10 other countries agreed this weekend to re-evaluate the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the controversial trade deal that has been assumed dead since the U.S. pulled out in January. However a ...
May 21, 2017
Young whale finds its way out of Southern California harbour
VENTURA, Calif. - A humpback whale that made a big splash with boaters after wandering into a Southern California harbour was on the move again Sunday after finding its way back to the open ocean. ...
May 21, 2017
Couillard says Quebec could play a role in Middle East peace proces
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says the province could contribute to an eventual successful peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. Speaking today in the West Bank, h...
May 21, 2017
Estrada fans 12 as Blue Jays beat Orioles 3-1 to avoid sweep
BALTIMORE - An error, a three-run homer and Marco Estrada provided the Toronto Blue Jays with a feel-good victory against the Baltimore Orioles. Estrada matched his career high with 12 strikeouts , De...
May 21, 2017
Former student leader rises to top post with left-wing Quebec solidaire
MONTREAL - A former student leader who rose to prominence during Quebec’s 2012 student protests has been named an official spokesperson of the left-wing party Quebec solidaire. Gabriel Nadeau-Du...
May 21, 2017
Sea Lion drags little girl into water at Vancouver area wharf
VANCOUVER - The man who shot heart stopping video of a sea lion snatching a little girl off a Vancouver-area wharf says at first he froze. “I was just in shock. I didn’t know what to do at...
May 21, 2017
Otters' Darren Raddysh still hopeful for NHL career despite going undrafted
WINDSOR, Ont. - Erie Otters defenceman Darren Raddysh still has something to prove at the Memorial Cup. The 21-year-old blue liner is in his fifth and final season with Erie, but doesn’t know wh...
May 21, 2017
N.S. parties trade accusations about 'playing politics' with sexual assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal and Tory parties are pointing fingers at one another for “playing politics” with sexual assault. Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie said Su...
May 21, 2017
Montreal's famous St-Viateur bagel shop still rolling 60 years later
MONTREAL - Ask any Montrealer and they’ll tell you: the bagels taste different here. Chewy, sesame-rolled and slightly sweet, Montreal bagels have become internationally famous — and as Jo...
May 21, 2017