Category Archives: Canadian Press

CHICAGO - Chance the Rapper is so serious about raising money for arts education programs in Chicago that he took a second job as a Lyft driver to spread the word. The Chicago Tribune reports that the...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say rookie forward Elias Pettersson is in concussion protocol while centre Jay Beagle is out six weeks with a broken forearm. Pettersson was injured when he was taken...

Voters in London, Ont., will become the first in Canada to use ranked ballots in a municipal election when they head to the polls next week, with experts saying the city’s experience will be clo...

TORONTO - Canadians are being asked to set aside half an hour of their day to have their say on how cancer care can be improved and delivered across the country with the launch of an online campaign c...

TORONTO - Kevin Armstrong likes to tell people he’s already won the lottery twice in his life. The first was being adopted. The second was being raised by Jack and Dena Armstrong. “Definit...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed national offensive lineman Geoff Gray through the 2020 season. The Blue Bombers selected Gray eighth overall in the 2017 CFL Draft. The six-foot-six, 3...

FREDERICTON - It’s not exactly Cheech and Chong University, but New Brunswick’s government cannabis agency is offering lessons on how to roll a joint. The Cannabis NB website includes a &#...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation has set its initial prices for cannabis - but says it will have less than 40 per cent of requested quantities on hand when the drug is legalized for recrea...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio-based non-profit named for humorist James Thurber has announced the finalists for the country’s top humour writing prize. Thurber House, the boyhood home of Thurber, ser...

Parks Canada says visitors should do their research on cannabis before going to a national park because the rules vary in each province and territory. Officials said their approach to recreational can...