Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The president of Davie Shipbuilding says he is confident the Quebec-based shipyard will be tapped to build two new ferries included in this week’s federal budget. But James Davies says ...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - President Daniel Ortega’s administration promised Wednesday to free within 90 days all demonstrators arrested in the year since protests erupted against the Nicaraguan gover...

MONTREAL - Proposed rules to limit natural testosterone levels in some female track and field athletes are unscientific and would set a precedent for discriminating against people based on their natur...

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. CEOs reported Wednesday that their economic outlook weakened in the first three months of the year although it remains above its historical average. The Business Roundtable, a lo...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and projected no rate hikes this year, reflecting a dimmer view of the economy as growth weakens in the United States an...

Eric Perez is looking to ramp up the Battle of Ontario by bringing a pro rugby league team to Ottawa. Perez, who helped bring the sport to North America via the Toronto Wolfpack, is part of a Canadian...

This week’s Valspar Championship is playing right into Nick Taylor’s hands. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., is looking forward to taking on the difficult Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook...

Montreal-based boxer Lucian Bute has announced his retirement, ending a professional career that saw him pile up 30 consecutive victories and defend the International Boxing Federation super-middlewei...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government will give the province’s taxi drivers $500 million in compensation as it moves to overhaul the province’s passenger transport industry. The Coalition Avenir ...

WINNIPEG - A labour leader in Manitoba has resigned from her job over what she says have been sexist remarks and dismissive treatment by some of her male colleagues in the labour movement. Basia Sokal...