Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bones, tools unearthed by Alberta flood could fill gaps in First Nations history
ROCKYVIEW, Alta. - Archeologists are hoping bones and tools unearthed after the 2013 southern Alberta floods will help paint a better picture of a little understood period in the region’s indige...
Oct 07, 2016
Homes, women workers and mental health: three ways politics mattered this week
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...
Oct 07, 2016
Maybe he'll wear lederhosen next year, Trudeau tells Oktoberfesters
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...
Oct 07, 2016
Babcock wary of loading Leafs with youth; wants to err on side of caution
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...
Oct 07, 2016
Canadians may face higher mortgage rates with changes, mortgage brokers say
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. ...
Oct 07, 2016
'Saskatchewan's interests:' Premier mulls legal options on federal carbon tax
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...
Oct 07, 2016
Canadians Duhamel and Radford win pairs event at Finlandia Trophy
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...
Oct 07, 2016
Milos Raonic advances to semifinals of China Open
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...
Oct 07, 2016
ABC's Diane Sawyer asks that 'pink slime' case be dismissed
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 ...
Oct 07, 2016
Hometown Glory: Adele wears Jays jersey in support of Toronto playoff run
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...
Oct 07, 2016