Category Archives: Canadian Press
Duch ready to lead Vancouver Stealth in NLL playoff series against Colorado
Rhys Duch knew the Vancouver Stealth were becoming more popular when he had to start staying later at the team’s arena to pose for photos and sign autographs for fans. After the Stealth clinched...
May 5, 2017
Paid coffee breaks for employees eliminated at two Tim Hortons in Quebec
COWANSVILLE, Canada - Two paid coffee breaks of 15 minutes each are a thing of the past for employees at a pair of Tim Hortons outlets in Quebec. The owner of the shops says he has done away with the ...
May 5, 2017
Senators look to create more traffic around Lundqvist in Game 5
NEW YORK - Wreak havoc. That was Dion Phaneuf’s solution for the Ottawa Senators’ sputtering offence heading into Game 5 of their playoff series with the New York Rangers. “We do hav...
May 5, 2017
Man born out of wedlock can't inherit from grandmother, Ontario court rules
A man who was born out of wedlock has been denied a share of his grandmother’s estate after an Ontario court found the law at the time the woman’s will was made excluded children born outs...
May 5, 2017
Messi wins FIFA appeal, remaining 3 matches of ban lifted
ZURICH - Argentina captain Lionel Messi was cleared by FIFA on Friday to play in the next three World Cup qualifiers after a ban for insulting a referee’s assistant was lifted. Messi already ser...
May 5, 2017
Canada weighing multiple trade actions against U.S. over softwood lumber
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government is threatening multiple trade actions against the United States in retaliation for duties on softwood lumber, warning that several American industries could be tar...
May 5, 2017
Quick guide: The French presidential election
PARIS - A quick guide to the logistics of the winner-takes-all final round of voting Sunday that will elect France’s new president: ___ THE ELECTION: Just two candidates: Emmanuel Macron, 39, a ...
May 5, 2017
French presidential choice: Risk Le Pen or settle for Macron
PARIS - After an election campaign like no other, France is about to have a president like no other: either Marine Le Pen, a far-right populist who could reshape Europe’s post-war order and beco...
May 5, 2017
Macron, the political newbie who may become French president
PARIS - French centrist Emmanuel Macron has already achieved an immense task: A former outsider with little political experience, he is now the front-runner in France’s presidential race, bankin...
May 5, 2017
France's vote ripples across Europe, markets, diplomacy
PARIS - Whatever the result of France’s presidential election, the choice will resonate far beyond France’s borders, from extremist strongholds in Syria to Hong Kong trading floors and the...
May 5, 2017