Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canada's Heeney captures bronze at junior short-track speedskating worlds
MONTREAL - Canada’s Claudia Heeney captured bronze in the women’s 1,000-metre race on Sunday at the 2019 world junior short-track speedskating championships. The 17-year-old from Waterloo,...
Jan 27, 2019
Widow of Quebec mosque shooting victim wins fight for compensation
The widow of one of the victims of Quebec City’s mosque shooting has won her battle for compensation just days before the anniversary of the tragedy, her lawyer said Sunday. Lawyer Marc Bellemar...
Jan 27, 2019
'Glass' is No. 1 again, McConaughey's 'Serenity' flops
NEW YORK - Matthew McConaughey notched one of the worst debuts of his career, Oscar nominees saw only modest bumps and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” easily remained No. 1 on a quiet w...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada's Beaulieu-Marchand wins X Games silver medal in ski slopestyle
Canadian freestyle skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand was thrilled to be leaving Aspen on Sunday with two X Games medals. He was just as happy to be able to get some rest, too. “Honestly my legs are d...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada's Andreescu wins first WTA event, beats Pegula at Oracle Challenger
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu earned her first WTA tournament title on Sunday, defeating American Jessica Pegula 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Oracle Challenger Series. The 18-year...
Jan 27, 2019
Scheer warns of unaffordable tax increases if Liberals re-elected
OTTAWA - Canadians will pay more taxes if the Liberals are re-elected, Andrew Scheer warned Sunday as he rallied his Conservative troops for the last sitting of Parliament before an election this fall...
Jan 27, 2019
Maxime Bernier names People's Party candidate for Montreal-area byelection
MONTREAL - People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier has chosen a candidate to represent his party in its first-ever Quebec election. Bernier was in the Montreal area on Sunday to launch th...
Jan 27, 2019
Officials ponder easing mobility for doctors, nurses between provinces
HALIFAX - Efforts to create regional licensing for health care professionals in Atlantic Canada could be the vanguard for similar changes nationally, a leading advocate says. The four East Coast premi...
Jan 27, 2019
Maxime Bernier names candidate to run in Montreal-area federal byelection
MONTREAL - People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier has chosen a candidate to represent his party in its first-ever Quebec election. Bernier will be in the Montreal area today to launch the campaign...
Jan 27, 2019
Crisis Group says it trusts Ottawa to help free detainees after McCallum firing
The employer of a Canadian man detained in China expressed confidence Sunday in the Trudeau government following the firing of ambassador John McCallum, a positive glimmer in an otherwise grim post-mo...
Jan 27, 2019