Category Archives: Canadian Press
In the news today, Jan. 26
Six stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 26 --- ONTARIO TORIES TO CHOOSE INTERIM LEADER Ontario’s Progressive Conservative caucus will meet today to choose an interim leader following Patrick Br...
Jan 26, 2018
A life of pie: B.C. woman bakes works of art, hopes to create a new industry
VANCOUVER - Jessica Clark-Bojin remembers at one time having a reputation for her lack of cooking skills. “I couldn’t crack an egg. I was shooed out at family gatherings,” says the V...
Jan 26, 2018
Sugars mask smoke compounds in tainted wine grapes: B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER - Smoky overtones can ruin a nice bottle of wine, but researchers in British Columbia are finding that preventing grapes from capturing the flavour of wildfires can be difficult. Wine grapes...
Jan 26, 2018
New Brunswick government to spend $20 million more on seniors programs
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is releasing more details about next week’s provincial budget - this time for seniors. A government source tells The Canadian Press that Premier Brian ...
Jan 26, 2018
American skies open to C Series after Bombardier win against Boeing
MONTREAL - The skies over the world’s largest aerospace market have opened to Bombardier’s C Series aircraft after it won a resounding victory Friday against Boeing Co. U.S. International ...
Jan 26, 2018
More than $300,000 collected for Quebec man paralyzed in mosque shooting
MONTREAL - Aymen Derbali, the father of three shot seven times and partly paralyzed in the Quebec City mosque shooting last year, says he’s not surprised at the generosity of people around the w...
Jan 26, 2018
Ontario Tories say they will select permanent leader before spring election
TORONTO - Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives will hold a leadership race to replace Patrick Brown, who resigned this week in the face of sexual misconduct allegations. Party officials and membe...
Jan 26, 2018
Legendary Edmonton jazz pianist and ex-senator Tommy Banks dies at age 81
EDMONTON - Tommy Banks, a renowned Edmonton jazz pianist and former senator, has died at the age of 81. His family issued a statement saying Banks died peacefully Thursday surrounded by family and sta...
Jan 26, 2018
Kin seeks Manson corpse to put 'so-called monster' to rest
LOS ANGELES - The fight for the corpse of Charles Manson was thrown out of a Los Angeles court Friday, as another potential heir stepped into the case and the grandson of the cult leader made an emoti...
Jan 25, 2018
Canadians go 3-0 on Day 1 as they look to defend Sydney Sevens title
SYDNEY, Australia - The Canadian women’s sevens team is on the right path to defending their Sydney Sevens title. Canada went 3-0 on Friday - capping the day with a 19-5 win over third-ranked Ru...
Jan 25, 2018