Category Archives: Canadian Press
Grassroots video rants and Braveheart spoofs engage B.C. referendum voters
VICTORIA - Homemade videos by a Vancouver filmmaker featuring scenes of his toddler’s escapades and shots of a friend’s Pomeranian named Nacho are fast becoming the indie hit of British Co...
Nov 18, 2018
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9.3 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder somewhere on the Pra...
Nov 18, 2018
Trudeau says he won't negotiate in public on future of LGBTQ rights in USMCA
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t saying what he is willing to do to keep a provision protecting labour rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer workers ins...
Nov 18, 2018
CUPW requests mediator as deadline for Canada Post offer expires without deal
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada’s postal workers asked the federal government to appoint a mediator in its contract talks with Canada Post as it rejected the Crown corporation’s lat...
Nov 17, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 5, OT Detroit 3, New Jersey 2, OT Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2 Ottawa 6, Pittsburgh 4 Montreal 3, Vancouver 2 Columbus 4, Carolina 1 ...
Nov 17, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 5, OT Detroit 3, New Jersey 2, OT Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2 Ottawa 6, Pittsburgh 4 Montreal 3, Vancouver 2 Columbus 4, Carolina 1 ...
Nov 17, 2018
Elias Lindholm with two third-period goals, Flames beat Oilers 4-2
CALGARY - Elias Lindholm’s breakout season continued on Saturday night. The off-season acquisition from the Carolina Hurricanes had a pair of goals, including the winner, as the Calgary Flames s...
Nov 17, 2018
Future of World Trade Organization splits leaders at Asia-Pacific summit
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - Disagreement over the body that resolves global trade disputes split Asia-Pacific countries at an international economic summit, leaving the annual gathering the victi...
Nov 17, 2018
Ash Calvert leads way, Canada beats Chile at Americas Championship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Ash Calvert scored 26 points from two tries and nine goals as the Canada Wolverines downed Chile 62-12 on Saturday to finish third at the Americas Rugby League Championship. The C...
Nov 17, 2018
Swimmer in Australia dies after being stung by stingray
SYDNEY, Australia - A swimmer in Australia has died of a heart attack after he was stung by a stingray. Police say the 42-year-old man went into cardiac arrest on Saturday at Lauderdale Beach, east of...
Nov 17, 2018