Category Archives: Canadian Press
Standardbred owner Grant donating Humboldt's earnings to SJHL program
Last month’s tragic crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team struck a chord with Brad Grant. The 63-year-old trucking magnate spent plenty of time riding a team bus during his 16-year te...
May 02, 2018
Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins to play pre-season games in China in September
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins will square off in a pair of NHL pre-season games in China in September. The Flames and Bruins will clash Sept. 15 in Shenzhen and Sept. 19 in Beijing. &...
May 02, 2018
Quebec shopping centre bans unaccompanied minors following merchant complaints
MONTREAL - Hanging out at the mall to get away from mom or dad is no longer an option for some Quebec teens after their local shopping centre took the controversial step of banning people under the ag...
May 02, 2018
World champion cross-country skier Devon Kershaw announces retirement
CANMORE, Alta. - Cross-country skier Devon Kershaw has retired after producing Canadian breakthroughs in the sport. Kershaw, from Sudbury, Ont., and Alex Harvey became the first Canadian men to win wo...
May 02, 2018
CinemaCon shows more diversity, musicals coming to theatres
LAS VEGAS - The summer movie going season roared to life with the record-breaking opening weekend for “Avengers: Infinity War,” but industry leaders want audiences and theatre owners to kn...
May 02, 2018
N.S. sees first suspected carfentanil death, medical examiner says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has had its first suspected overdose death linked to carfentanil, the province’s chief medical officer of health said Wednesday. Dr. Robert Strang said the potent opiate is...
May 02, 2018
Passengers heard window popping on Southwest plane
CLEVELAND - Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane first heard a loud pop and then scurried away when they saw a jagged crack in a window that forced the jet to land in Cleveland on Wednesday. Some ...
May 02, 2018
Man charged with trying to extort Kevin Hart with video
LOS ANGELES - A man was charged Wednesday with trying to extort money from Kevin Hart by threatening to release video he secretly shot of the actor and comedian with a woman in Las Vegas. Los Angeles ...
May 02, 2018
Fed keeps key rate steady but notes rising inflation
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday but noted that inflation is nearing its 2 per cent target rate after years of remaining undesirably low. The Fed e...
May 02, 2018
'Amazing China' documentary more fiction than fact
SHANGHAI - A Chinese company that manufactured Ivanka Trump shoes and has been accused of serious labour abuses is being celebrated in a blockbuster propaganda film for extending China’s influen...
May 02, 2018