Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian Jenkins reminisces on near no-hitter after Paxton's feat
Fergie Jenkins didn’t watch fellow Canadian James Paxton’s no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. But when he read about the Seattle Mariners left-hander’s dominan...
May 09, 2018
Central bank raises key metric used to determine mortgage eligibility
TORONTO - The bar is now higher for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages in Canada after the central bank raised a key metric used in stress tests that determine borrowers’ eligibility. The Bank ...
May 09, 2018
N.S. man charged with sexual assault against children spanning two decades
PETIT-DE-GRAT, N.S. - A 90-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged with multiple historical sexual offences against children spanning two decades. Delmore Boudreau of Petit-de-Grat has been charged ...
May 09, 2018
Marie-Philip Poulin rejoins McGill women's hockey team as skills coach
MONTREAL - Canadian women’s hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin has rejoined McGill University’s women’s team as a skills coach. The two-time Olympic gold medallist took a hiatus...
May 09, 2018
Black artists detained while leaving Calif. Airbnb racially profiled, lawyer says
Lawyers for three black artists - including two from Canada - who were detained while leaving a house in California after a neighbour reported them as burglars are demanding a meeting with local autho...
May 09, 2018
Allegations against NDP MP Christine Moore 'not relevant' to Weir case: Singh
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh waved off the suggestion Wednesday of any link between the allegations of sexual misconduct against NDP MP Christine Moore and her history of bringing forwar...
May 09, 2018
Couple get up-close view of moose that stares through window
MERRIMACK, N.H. - A New Hampshire couple have gotten an up-close view of a moose that wandered into their yard, right up to their window. The couple caught the moose’s surprise visit on video an...
May 09, 2018
Feds to boost G7 security by flying in 3,000 officers, German shepherds
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to spend more than $2.2 million to fly roughly 3,000 police officers and dozens of German shepherds from all over the country to Quebec City to help secure the si...
May 09, 2018
First Nation leader pitches sustainability to pipeline investors
HOUSTON - Kinder Morgan’s shareholders have asked the company for more disclosure on its sustainability after a presentation Wednesday by a First Nations chief from British Columbia. Neskonlith ...
May 09, 2018
WestJet faces criticism for asking passengers to film flight attendants at work
MONTREAL - WestJet Airlines Inc. is facing criticism after asking some of its frequent flyers to videotape the service provided by its flight attendants and those of its chief competitor. The Calgary-...
May 09, 2018