Category Archives: Canadian Press
Elizabeth May predicts she won't stand alone after the next election
OTTAWA - Finishing fourth in a byelection is not usually cause for celebration. But delight was in the air for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada over their candidate’s fourth-place res...
Dec 28, 2018
Quebec's Pelletier leads 'farthest exploration of any planetary body in history'
MONTREAL - Frederic Pelletier is boldly predicting he and his team will get the New Horizons spacecraft exactly where it should be on New Year’s Day - 1.6 billion kilometres beyond Pluto to rend...
Dec 28, 2018
Roiled in oil: Alberta votes in 2019 as energy issues, Trudeau dominate debate
EDMONTON - The year 2019 will decide whether Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP gets to finish the job of getting more oil to market or become the first party in provincial history to be one and done. ...
Dec 28, 2018
Vancouver gets first licensed pot shop as B.C. lags behind other provinces
VANCOUVER - A licensed marijuana store is set to open in Vancouver as the number of legal pot shops in British Columbia still lags behind other provinces. Evergreen Cannabis owner Mike Babins said the...
Dec 28, 2018
How long can it go? Resilient economy enters 2019 with signs of weakness
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy entered 2018 on an unexpectedly impressive run. The country begins 2019 on a healthy note but signs of weakness have raised a key question: how long until the good times ...
Dec 28, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games (All Times Eastern) 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship At Vancouver Russia 4, Denmark 0 Canada 3, Switzerland 2 At Victoria Sweden 5, Slovakia 2 Finland 5, Kazakhstan 0 —...
Dec 27, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games (All Times Eastern) 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship At Vancouver Russia 4, Denmark 0 Canada 3, Switzerland 2 At Victoria Sweden 5, Slovakia 2 Finland 5, Kazakhstan 0 —...
Dec 27, 2018
Japan falls, other Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rally
BEIJING - Most Asian stock markets gained Friday while Japan edged down following Wall Street’s rally at the end of a turbulent week. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4 per cen...
Dec 27, 2018
Canucks score four goals on first six shots to cruise past Oilers for 4-2 win
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks have climbed back to .500, but head coach Travis Green isn’t satisfied yet. Elias Pettersson and Antoine Roussel each had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver C...
Dec 27, 2018
Gaudreau notches hat trick as Flames snap three-game skid with 4-1 win over Jets
WINNIPEG - Johnny Gaudreau got the hat trick, but he heaped praise on netminder David Rittich. Rittich made 35 saves as the Calgary Flames ended a three-game losing skid with a 4-1 victory over the Wi...
Dec 27, 2018