Category Archives: Canadian Press

Highlights from the news file for Monday, Nov. 21 --- OTTAWA AIMS TO PHASE OUT COAL BY 2030: The Liberal government is moving to phase out the use of coal-fired electricity in Canada by 2030 as part o...

TORONTO - Grey Cup organizers are reporting a recent uptick in ticket sales for Sunday’s CFL championship game and are confident a sellout crowd will be on hand to watch the Calgary Stampeders p...

BARCELONA, Spain - Justin Bieber spent the day before one of his concerts in Spain playing soccer with Neymar at Barcelona’s training camp. The pop singer visited the team’s training centr...

POINT EDWARD, Ont. - Federal officials said traffic was flowing smoothly across Canada’s second-busiest commercial border crossing to the United States on Monday, despite a strike that began ear...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators would have preferred to see Matt Puempel remain in the organization, but wish him well in New York. The Senators placed the forward on waivers Sunday and were hopeful he w...

BANFF, Alta. - One of Canada’s most popular national parks is getting more positive publicity. National Geographic Traveler magazine has named Banff National Park in Alberta as one of the best d...

MONTREAL - Quebec indigenous leaders are renewing calls for a public inquiry into the relationship between police and First Nations communities, even as the province continues to refuse. Ghislain Pica...

VANCOUVER - An ailing beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium appears to have taken another turn for the worse. The facility says in a news release that Aurora showed signs of improvement over the week...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is committed to First Nations taking over child-welfare decisions in their communities, the province’s Children’s Minister said Monday after receiving a report...

SUDBURY, Ont. - A former MP, who is now Ontario’s energy minister, allegedly “sought certain benefits” to run in a provincial byelection, a Crown lawyer prosecuting two Ontario Liber...