Category Archives: Canadian Press
Stampeders, Redblacks look to earn home playoff wins in CFL division finals
Forgive the Winnipeg Blue Bombers if they’d rather forget about the last time they faced Bo Levi Mitchell at McMahon Stadium. On Aug. 25, Mitchell threw for 452 yards three touchdowns in a 39-26...
Nov 14, 2018
White House, CNN wait to hear ruling on ban of CNN reporter
WASHINGTON - The White House and CNN waited Thursday to hear whether a federal judge would order the Trump administration to return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. D...
Nov 14, 2018
Rare conservation win: Mountain gorilla population ticks up
WASHINGTON - There are more gorillas in the mist - a rare conservation success story, scientists say. After facing near-extinction, mountain gorillas are slowly rebounding. On Wednesday, the Switzerla...
Nov 14, 2018
One year after hiking injury: Manitoba premier returns to the wilderness
WINNIPEG - A year after he was seriously injured on a wilderness hike in New Mexico, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has apparently conquered the same trail. Pallister’s press secretary says th...
Nov 14, 2018
US consumer prices increased 0.3 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices climbed 0.3 per cent in October, with higher prices for gasoline, used autos and housing contributing to the increase. The Labor Department said Wednesday that this measur...
Nov 14, 2018
Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman inks extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions are keeping Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman on their roster. The club announced on Wednesday that the 24-year-old Winnipeg native has signed an extension to play for the ...
Nov 14, 2018
Canada 'deeply concerned' over possible return of Rohingya to Myanmar
OTTAWA - Canada is raising concerns over reports that Rohingya refugees will soon return to Myanmar - the country in which they have been targets of what has been officially declared a genocide. Forei...
Nov 14, 2018
Halifax researchers say microbe reveals 'major new branch' of evolutionary tree
HALIFAX - A dirt sample taken from a wilderness area outside Halifax has led scientists at Dalhousie University to discover a new branch on the evolutionary tree of life. It turns out the small dirt s...
Nov 14, 2018
Expect no quick end to Canada-wide cannabis shortages, producers warn
The supply shortages that have plagued many provinces in the first month of legal cannabis will likely persist for years, industry insiders say. Provinces including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba...
Nov 14, 2018
Many child killers have been placed in Indigenous healing lodges, stats show
OTTAWA - Newly released figures show the practice of placing child-killers in the federal prison service’s Indigenous healing lodges stretches back several years - well before the recent uproar ...
Nov 14, 2018