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Quebec Liberal Party still far short of a full slate of candidates days into campaign
SAINT-AGAPIT, Que. - Days into the provincial election campaign, the Quebec Liberal Party is still far short of a full slate of candidates. As of this morning the party that formed the official Opposi...
Aug 31, 2022
Czechs poised to make a move in women's hockey with Canada's Carla MacLeod
Carla MacLeod spent her July holiday in Maui studying flash cards she'd made of hockey players she was about to coach. A two-time Olympic gold medallist with Canada's women's hockey team in 2006 and 2...
Aug 31, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Filomena Tassi, Helena Jaczek swap cabinet roles in minor shuffle
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says two cabinet ministers from Ontario - Filomena Tassi and Helena Jaczek - are swapping roles in a minor shuffle at Rideau Hall today. Tassi moves from the Procu...
Aug 31, 2022
Bogus information online, climate change top Canadian fears in latest Pew survey
WASHINGTON - A new survey suggests Canadians see the spread of false information online and climate change as the two most worrisome global threats of the modern age. In the poll by the Pew Research C...
Aug 31, 2022
Star swimmer Penny Oleksiak has surgery to repair cartilage tear in knee
Decorated swimmer Penny Oleksiak says she has a long recovery process ahead of her after undergoing surgery to repair torn cartilage in her knee. The seven-time Olympic medallist form Toronto says in ...
Aug 31, 2022
AC Milan announces ownership change involving the NY Yankees
ROME (AP) - AC Milan announced the closing of its latest ownership change Wednesday, which involves a minority stake for the New York Yankees. RedBird Capital Partners completed the deal to purchase a...
Aug 31, 2022
Danielle Smith faces renewed attacks in final Alberta UCP leadership debate
EDMONTON, AB - Danielle Smith, the frontrunner candidate in the race to replace Jason Kenney as Alberta's UCP leader and premier, faced renewed attacks on multiple fronts Tuesday in the campaign's fin...
Aug 31, 2022
UEFA: Women's Euro live TV audience doubles from '17 edition
NYON, Switzerland (AP) - The European Championship in women's soccer was watched by a tournament-record total live audience of 365 million broadcast viewers, which is double the number from Euro 2017,...
Aug 31, 2022
Olympic swimmer Joseph Schooling admits cannabis use
SINGAPORE (AP) - Olympic gold-medal swimmer Joseph Schooling has apologized for using cannabis in Vietnam while competing there on leave from military service in his native Singapore. Schooling achiev...
Aug 31, 2022
Mulroney honours Gorbachev, group funding review : In The News for August 31 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 31 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 31, 2022