Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cape Breton crews working 'around the clock' to repair storm-damaged Cabot Trail
SYDNEY, N.S. - One of Atlantic Canada’s most stunning scenic roadways has been badly damaged by weather and is in need of major repairs weeks before a busy tourism season gets underway. Days of ...
May 11, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps looking to wrap up long road trip in style against Houston
With last Friday’s scrappy game in Colorado grinding towards what looked like an inevitable scoreless tie midway through the second half, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson had a decis...
May 11, 2017
New designated player Blerim Dzemaili eager to get started with Impact
Montreal Impact designated player Blerim Dzemaili may not wait long for his first taste of Major League Soccer. The Swiss international midfielder could play, and possibly even start, when the Columbu...
May 11, 2017
'Huge step forward' sees Oilers leap from laughingstock to Cup contender
Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli came into this season hopeful, but nowhere near certain, that his team would end a decade-long playoff drought. “I guess, never say never,” said Chia...
May 11, 2017
Residents of Quebec town unfazed by prospect of heavy rains
YAMACHICHE, Que. - Christian Montigny’s two-storey home in the central Quebec town of Yamachiche is normally a lakefront cottage - but now it’s become an island. When the floods began in e...
May 11, 2017
Co-host France comes close to upset, but Canada remains perfect at world championship
PARIS - Already boasting wins over Finland and Switzerland, France almost added the two-time defending champions to its impressive list of upsets at the world hockey championship. Canada did just enou...
May 11, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, May 11 --- QUEBEC GOVERNMENT EXPECTS TO BOOST FLOOD COMPENSATION: Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says his province will likely boost compensation for vic...
May 11, 2017
Blue Jays place lefty Liriano on 10-day DL with shoulder inflammation
TORONTO - Left-hander Francisco Liriano became the latest Toronto Blue Jays player to go down to injury as he was added to the 10-day disabled list Thursday due to shoulder inflammation. He joined sta...
May 11, 2017
Quebec murder suspect set free due to trial delays wants to be deported
MONTREAL - The first murder suspect in Quebec to be set free after the length of his criminal proceedings exceeded the legal limit told immigration and refugee authorities Thursday he wants to be depo...
May 11, 2017
Absentee ballots have decided races before, but it's different this time in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Jim Benninger knows that a lot of people think the difference between a Liberal majority or minority government in British Columbia is resting on his shoulders. The Liberal candidate in Co...
May 11, 2017