Category Archives: Canadian Press
Water advisory lifted in Montreal neighbourhood
MONTREAL - Officials in Montreal have lifted a water advisory affecting several downtown blocks after a hazardous substance was believed to have entered the water system. The city said late Thursday t...
May 10, 2018
Jets beat Preds in Game 7, advance to Winnipeg's first Western Conference final
NASHVILLE - Paul Stastny says his father Peter still talks about the overtime goal he scored in Game 7 for the Quebec Nordiques against the Montreal Canadiens in the 1985 playoffs. While not quite as ...
May 10, 2018
J.A. Happ struggles in Blue Jays' 9-3 loss to Mariners
TORONTO - J.A. Happ’s first order of business after a lopsided loss to the Seattle Mariners was to just try and forget it all. Happ gave up 10 hits and seven runs in 3 1/3 innings as the Toronto...
May 10, 2018
Saskatoon public high schools to nix grad banquets, too costly for some families
Saskatoon's public high schools will stop hosting graduation banquets for students effective next year. The reason? In a letter sent to parents, school principals say the banquets are too expensive fo...
May 10, 2018
Manitoba premier drops night-hunt ban news in party evening speech
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government appears set to ban hunting with spotlights - a practice that Premier Brian Pallister said last year was leading to a race war with some Indigenous hunters. Pallister...
May 10, 2018
Former U.S. vice-president condemns Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on Twitter
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is destructive and should be stopped. The environmentalist posted a tweet Thursday saying the pipeline carryin...
May 10, 2018
New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart is running to be mayor of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A New Democrat member of Parliament is jumping into the Vancouver mayoral race. Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart said Thursday he’s going to resign his seat in Parliament and run as ...
May 10, 2018
Kucherov relishes chance to face Ovechkin in East Final
TAMPA, Fla. - Like many young Russian hockey players, Nikita Kucherov grew up following Alex Ovechkin’s career, hoping to someday become a prolific scorer and maybe even compete against his coun...
May 10, 2018
Jewelry donated to B.C. thrift store raising funds for youth worth thousands
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - Police say someone who donated costume jewelry to a thrift store in Tsawwassen, B.C., might have given away more than they realized. Delta police say a person working at the Delta Y...
May 10, 2018
Price may cut back video games, pitches Saturday at Toronto
NEW YORK - David Price considers himself a gamer - both on and off the field. Now he has to cut down on screen time. A longtime video game enthusiast, the Boston Red Sox ace was diagnosed this week wi...
May 10, 2018