Category Archives: Canadian Press

The latest on the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada (all times Eastern.) 4:45 p.m. Ontario has passed its cannabis legislation, firmly establishing the right to smoke marijuana in public...

TORONTO - Cannabis was “flying off the shelves” in retail outlets and online stores across the country as Canadians looked to make their first-ever legal purchase of recreational pot and p...

PITTSBURGH - The arrival of 19-year-old Elias Pettersson has provided Vancouver with a much needed jolt. Yet the Canucks believe they’re far more than their fresh-faced rookie. Going toe-to-toe ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive lineman Charleston Hughes faces impaired driving charges. Regina police say last Thursday they received a report of a suspicious vehicle around 2 a.m...

HOUSTON - Jackie Bradley Jr. didn’t let his demeanour change this season, even as fans begged Boston to trade him during a miserable first-half slump. Stayed steady after the biggest swing of hi...

TORONTO - Canada’s youth was front and centre Tuesday night, putting on a show in a convincing 5-0 win over outmatched Dominica. Coach John Herdman used six teenagers in the CONCACAF Nations Lea...

SAO PAULO - Brazil’s federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for all...

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police have arrested a B.C. man who is accused of swimming naked in a shark tank at a popular Toronto aquarium. Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook of Toronto police says the man was arres...

FRISCO, Texas - In truly Canadian fashion, Diana Matheson used the metric system to describe the heated soccer rivalry between Canada and the United States. “You’re talking about two teams...

TORONTO - After more than a year of leading intense trade negotiations with the United States and Mexico, the first thing Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland did when the new agreement was reac...