Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be the underdogs when they face off against New York City FC this weekend, but coach Carl Robinson believes his squad can take a bite out of the big apple. Pla...

TORONTO - Aimia Inc. says it remains open to negotiating a fair deal for the purchase of its Aeroplan loyalty program by Air Canada and its partners despite striking a deal with Toronto-based Porter A...

HALIFAX - A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth for alleged sexual abuse involving clergy that dates back decades. The proposed suit...

Six stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 3 --- TRUDEAU LIBERALS SCALE BACK CARBON TAX The federal government is scaling back its carbon pricing plan for heavy industrial emitters in a bid to cut green...

HALIFAX - About 5,000 litres of oil that spilled into Halifax harbour from a Nova Scotia Power generating station has now been contained. The utility confirmed the amount spilled late Friday, saying i...

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources says firefighters “continue to make excellent progress” in tackling a massive forest fire known as Parry Sound 33 in the province’s nort...

TORONTO - Canadian researchers say cooking oil may be the key to helping prevent the spread of foodborne bacteria such as salmonella, listeria and E. coli. They say many foods produced on an industria...

UNION BAY, B.C. - Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn’t like, but that doesn’t mean she wants one in her kitchen. The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman says she shooed a black bear o...

For the past week, Robert Tierney Jr. has been registering patients at a Northern California hospital in the mornings and checking out possible rentals after work, trying to count his blessings even t...

Thursday’s Games CFL Toronto 42 Ottawa 41 Edmonton 26 Saskatchewan 19 — MLB American League Toronto 7 Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Angels 2 Chicago White Sox 6 Kansas City 4 Boston 15 N.Y. Y...