Category Archives: Canadian Press
Halifax entry in new Canadian Premier League to be called the HFX Wanderers
Halifax’s entry in the new Canadian Premier League will be called the HFX Wanderers. The team’s colours, motto and name - which is spoken as Halifax Wanderers - were revealed Friday at a n...
May 25, 2018
Source: Trump administration has cut deal with China's ZTE
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has told Congress that it’s reached a deal that would allow Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business, a source familiar with the talks...
May 25, 2018
Appeal court agrees with sentence for Edmonton teacher who had sex with girl
EDMONTON - Alberta’s highest court has upheld a 10-year sentence for an Edmonton teacher who had sex with a student. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Paul Martial, who wanted a shorte...
May 25, 2018
One of oldest Newfoundlanders dead at 108:'She lived each day to the fullest'
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - One of Newfoundland’s oldest residents has died at the age of 108. An obituary says Mary Catherine Power died in Corner Brook on Wednesday. Power was born Mary Kelly in the ...
May 25, 2018
Chinese-led firm would've acquired Aecon's historical data in deal: experts
OTTAWA - Business law experts say it’s highly difficult, if not impossible, to build a firewall around a company’s potentially sensitive data and other intellectual property when it’...
May 25, 2018
Famed chef Mario Batali's Vegas Strip restaurants will close
LAS VEGAS - Mario Batali’s three Las Vegas Strip restaurants will shut down July 27, officials said Friday, as the celebrity chef faces sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women. Batali ...
May 25, 2018
Saskatchewan to allow people to remove gender designation from birth certificate
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan mother hopes a court decision ordering the province to allow gender markers to be removed from birth certificates when requested - even for children - will help to further c...
May 25, 2018
Polansky earns his third lucky loser spot in last six Grand Slams
Peter Polansky is a very lucky loser. The 29-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., qualified for the French Open as a “lucky loser,” the third time in the past six Grand Slams that Polansky has d...
May 25, 2018
U.S. goes to World Trade Organization over B.C.-only wine policies
WASHINGTON - The United States has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel over what it says are unfair regulations on the sale of wine in British Columbia grocery s...
May 25, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack tackle Leigh Centurions in rugby league battle of in-form teams
Something has to give Saturday when the Toronto Wolfpack play the Leigh Centurions. The Wolfpack have won 10 straight in England’s second-tier Betfred Championship, topping the table at 12-1-1. ...
May 25, 2018