Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - Ten Nova Scotia doctors are being investigated for irregularities in their prescribing practices for highly addictive opioids, as a monitoring system documents over 5,000 patients receiving ...

Shayla Bastarache was looking for a hairless, sphynx cat and thought she had found a good deal last month on Kijiji. A woman was selling sphynx kittens for $650 - less than half the cost from a breede...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq chiefs have accepted an apology from Premier Stephen McNeil for a controversial government legal brief that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered p...

MONCTON, N.B. - Some of Canada’s most notorious dope-smoking louts will be brand ambassadors for a New Brunswick marijuana producer. OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (TSX:OGI) says TV’s Trailer Pa...

MONTREAL - The anti-doping laboratory in Mexico City has been shut down for up to six months for falling below international testing standards. The World Anti-Doping Agency says the lab could be asked...

MONTREAL - Players and coaches are well aware of Manon Rheaume’s contribution to women’s hockey. When the goaltender suited up for the Trois-Rivieres Draveurs in a Quebec Major Junior Hock...

TORONTO - The upcoming Grey Cup game between the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks appears to be a mismatch on paper. Calgary had 15 victories in the regular season while Ottawa had just eight. ...

MONROVIA, Liberia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the midst of a two-day visit to Liberia. Here are some facts about his visit and the country: - Trudeau says Canada will provide $10 million ove...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced Bill C-33, which will undo some of the measures brought in by the previous government in its controversial Fair Elections Act. Here’s a looked at t...

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Powerball jackpot is on the upswing again, growing to more than $400 million on the Thanksgiving holiday. The jackpot was an estimated $403 million Thursday after no winning num...