Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Is it a price or is it a tax? When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inadvertently used the Conservatives’ favoured word “tax” to describe this week’s new measures on gree...

KITCHENER, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off the city’s renowned Oktoberfest Friday, telling an appreciative crowd that he might wear lederhosen next year. On an unusually warm day...

TORONTO - When is too much youth a bad thing? Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock is trying to make that determination in the last days of training camp as he seeks a final configuration to his openin...

OTTAWA - Mortgage lending changes by the federal government are going to make it harder for non-bank lenders to operate and could see Canadians pay higher rates on their loans, mortgage brokers warn. ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall came out swinging Friday against the federal government’s intention to impose a carbon tax, questioning whether it would be legal and whether Ottawa did i...

ESPOO, Finland - Canadian figure skaters Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the pairs event, while Kaetlyn Osmond captured the women’s title at the ISU Challenger Series Finlandia Trophy on Fri...

BEIJING - Canada’s Milos Raonic has advanced to the semifinals of the China Open. The hard-serving player from Thornhill, Ont., defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-4. His semifinal opponent will...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - ABC anchor Diane Sawyer, correspondent Jim Avila and the network are asking a South Dakota judge to dismiss a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit over the network’s reports on a ...

TORONTO - Call it Hometown Glory. Superstar singer/songwriter Adele joined the chorus of Toronto’s baseball fans when she wore a No. 16 Blue Jays jersey with her name on the back for her concert...

Damian McGrath saw predictability as one of Canada’s weaknesses in men’s rugby sevens when facing the country as an opponent. Named the program’s new head coach on Friday, he plans t...