Category Archives: Canadian Press
LNG Canada project in British Columbia given final approval by shareholders
VANCOUVER - Investors have given final approval for a massive liquefied national gas project in northern British Columbia. The five partners have agreed to the $40-billion joint venture that includes ...
Oct 02, 2018
A chronology of events in North American free trade talks
OTTAWA - Here is a timeline of key events that sparked the 14-month renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, leading to Sunday’s historic breakthrough with the creation of the n...
Oct 02, 2018
Asylum seekers housed in hotels will have their stays extended four weeks
OTTAWA - Irregular border crossers being housed temporarily in hotels in Toronto will have their stays extended by four weeks while officials continue to search for a longer-term solution. The hotel r...
Oct 02, 2018
Quebec's Premier-designate remains firm on controversial promises after historic win
QUEBEC - The day after a momentous election victory in which he re-drew Quebec’s political map, Premier-designate Francois Legault sought on Tuesday to reassure Quebecers and other Canadians unc...
Oct 02, 2018
Businesses question Coalition plan to cut immigration amid Quebec labour shortage
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec’s resounding election victory could clear the way for the party to make good on its vow to cut immigration, a position that worries Quebec businesses and e...
Oct 02, 2018
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Pre-season New Jersey 3 Bern 2 — MLB National League Milwaukee 3 Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 5 Colorado 2 — NFL Kansas City 27 Denver 23 — NBA Pre-season New...
Oct 02, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Pre-season New Jersey 3 Bern 2 — MLB National League Milwaukee 3 Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 5 Colorado 2 — NFL Kansas City 27 Denver 23 — NBA Pre-season New...
Oct 02, 2018
Left-wing party Quebec solidaire turns campaign momentum into election gains
MONTREAL - The upstart left-wing party Quebec solidaire parlayed its campaign momentum into election gains Monday, securing more than triple the seats it held before the vote and making inroads other ...
Oct 01, 2018
Buehler, Dodgers top Rockies 5-2; 6th straight NL West title
LOS ANGELES - What a day for Walker Buehler. The rookie with the preternatural calm pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a record sixth consecutive NL West title. Buehler tossed one-hit ball into the se...
Oct 01, 2018
Lisee steps down as Parti Quebecois suffers historic defeat, loses party status
MONTREAL - The Parti Quebecois, the standard-bearer of Quebec independence for close to 50 years, suffered one of the worst defeats in its history Monday as the Coalition Avenir Quebec romped to a maj...
Oct 01, 2018