Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to scour social-media platforms to find out what Canadians really think about pot as the country enters its new era of legalized weed. With only a few weeks ...

EDMONTON - Kermit the Frog sang “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green,” and candidates running to be leader of the Green Party of Alberta might relate. At a time when the province’s...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 21 --- QUEBEC LEADERS SQUARE OFF IN LAST DEBATE After seeing his party’s lead in the polls evaporate, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault t...

VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy organization on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is circulating flyers with pictures of two police officers and asking if anyone has been harassed by them. Lawyer Anna ...

LAVAL, Que. - The chairman of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says reluctance from the company’s own employees and broader uncertainty about the North American cannabis market are preventing it fr...

WINNIPEG - Robert Sinclair feels the weight of his family’s history when he has no choice but to go to an emergency room in Winnipeg. He feels anxious, uncertain and sometimes angry. A few years...

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country’s No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party’s leader, died Friday after a serious illness, the government said. He was 61. Qu...

Thursday’s Games NFL Cleveland 21 N.Y. Jets 17 — NHL Pre-season Montreal 5 Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 2 New Jersey 0 Detroit 4 Chicago 2 Dallas 3 Minnesota 1 Edmonton 7 Winnipeg 3 San Jos...

VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat says one of his newest Vancouver Canucks teammates has some similarities with a familiar face. Swedish centre Elias Pettersson had two assists in the Canucks’ 4-3 shootout ...

NEW YORK - The Black Eyed Peas tackle gun violence at schools and immigration in two new music videos for their song, “Big Love.” The trio released the videos Friday. Proceeds from the son...