Category Archives: Canadian Press

UBC study shows honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities
VANCOUVER - Honey from urban honey bees can help pinpoint the sources of environmental pollutants such as lead, a new study from the University of British Columbia suggests. Scientists from the univer...
Mar 17, 2019

Pirro's show not on Fox lineup, week after Omar comments
NEW YORK - Fox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro’s show didn’t air a week after her comments questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over her wearing a Muslim head covering. No explanation was give...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadians Thompson, Leman capture ski-cross medals at World Cup final
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Canadians Marielle Thompson and Brady Lemay captured ski-cross medals Sunday at the World Cup final. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., captured the women’s event for her fift...
Mar 17, 2019

Governing P.E.I. Liberals face challenges in expected spring election
CHARLOTTETOWN - The governing P.E.I. Liberals are expected to send Island voters to the polls as early as this spring, but despite a booming economy the party is likely facing a rough ride. The smalle...
Mar 17, 2019

Dream of Montreal Irish memorial park to honour famine victims inches closer
MONTREAL - While Montreal is generally viewed as a mixture of British and French influences, look closely enough and you’ll see the Irish have left their mark - including the 6,000 who lay burie...
Mar 17, 2019
Canada's Ana Padurariu captures Stuttgart World Cup gymnastics silver medal
STUTTGART, Germany - Canadian Ana Padurariu captured the all-around silver medal at the Stuttgart World Cup gymnastics event Sunday. Padurariu, of Whitby, Ont., amassed 55.132 points to finish behind ...
Mar 17, 2019

Bloc Quebecois looking to rebuild under new leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
SOREL, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves Francois Blanchet declared Sunday that his party is looking for renewal as the beleaguered party sets its hopes on youth and the environment in the run-up to t...
Mar 17, 2019
Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with defenceman Kovacevic on two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic on a two-year contract Sunday. The entry-level deal has an average annual value of US$925,000 and will begin next seaso...
Mar 17, 2019

Vigil held in Montreal for victims of New Zealand mosque attacks
Mourners carrying signs bearing the images of six men who died in a Quebec City mosque shooting gathered outside a Montreal subway station on Sunday as they grieved the 50 people killed in another att...
Mar 17, 2019

Family continues search for man missing on island in traditional healing journey
The evidence of Travis Damon Thomas’s survival is scarce but his uncle says it’s scattered around a remote island off the coast of Vancouver Island: a circle of footprints, the remains of ...
Mar 17, 2019