Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quickquotes: Anti-G7 protesters explain what they're fighting for
QUEBEC - Several hundred people attended anti-G7 demonstrations in Quebec City on Saturday. Here are a few protesters describing why they chose to attend. “Despite all the nice words of the G7 h...
Jun 09, 2018
Dixie Moon upsets Wonder Gadot to capture $500,000 Woodbine Oaks race
TORONTO - A relaxed approach earned Dixie Moon and jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva a huge win in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on Saturday. Da Silva rode Dixie Moon to a stunning victory over favourite Wonde...
Jun 09, 2018
'The movement has retreated': activists lament small number of anti-G7 protesters
QUEBEC - Bernard Rioux remembers the months of planning among unions, anti-globalization activists and other progressives ahead of the 2001 Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, where tens of thousan...
Jun 09, 2018
Complainant against professor Steven Galloway wants investigator's report
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the main complainant against Steven Galloway says she’s pleased the fired creative writing professor won’t be returning to his post. A labour arbitrator’s ...
Jun 09, 2018
Smoak scores on bases-loaded walk, Blue Jays defeat Orioles in 10 innings
TORONTO - Luke Maile was prepared to deliver a walk-off hit when he stepped into the batter’s box with two out and the bases loaded in the 10th inning. Turns out he didn’t have to. The bac...
Jun 09, 2018
Canada's Pamela Ware finally breaks through for World Cup diving bronze
WUHAN, China - Pamela Ware of Montreal won bronze in the three-metre springboard in a FINA diving World Cup on Saturday, her first major international medal since 2013. “I’m so happy about...
Jun 09, 2018
Helicopter crashes into Wisconsin river, killing 1 man
OSHKOSH, Wis. - A helicopter hit power lines and plunged into the Fox River in eastern Wisconsin Saturday, killing one man. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office says the helicopter went down ne...
Jun 09, 2018
Quebec woman, 97, who loved driving and was in good health, dies in road accident
MONTREAL - Blanche Major loved to drive in and around her small town about 90 kilometres east of Montreal and her niece says the 97-year-old planned to stay behind the wheel as long as she was allowed...
Jun 09, 2018
Canadian women to play for rugby seven bronze after loss to New Zealand
PARIS - Canada’s women’s rugby sevens team will play for bronze at the Paris Sevens after dropping a 34-7 decision to New Zealand in Saturday’s semifinal. Bianca Farella scored the 1...
Jun 09, 2018
P.E.I. passes bill banning single-use plastic bags at retail stores
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island could be the first province in Canada to ban retailers from giving out plastic bags after a private member’s bill passed third reading Friday morning. The Pl...
Jun 09, 2018