Category Archives: Canadian Press

MONTREAL - The lawyer for the former CEO of online gambling giant Amaya urged a securities tribunal on Thursday to soften its characterization of David Baazov’s alleged leading role in the insid...

SURREY, B.C. - Wally Buono knows his secondary has been ravaged by injuries. But that doesn’t mean the head coach and general manager of the B.C. Lions thinks giving up nearly 800 yards through ...

TORONTO - October will now officially be recognized as Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario after the legislature unanimously passed an act Thursday. It began as an NDP private members’ bill, and p...

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson apologized at a news conference Thursday to hundreds of current and former female officers and employees who were subjected to alleged incidents of bullying, dis...

OTTAWA - A report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says home sales in Vancouver were already slowing before the plunge in recent months in the wake of a new tax on foreign buyers. In its housing m...

OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of employment insurance says he wants to hear from Canadians before making any changes to benefits that could have far-reaching implications for new parents and...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s not interested in presenting a united front with some other provincial leaders against Ottawa’s carbon pricing plan. Saskatchewan Premie...

OTTAWA - A shift in the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has resulted in Canadian soldiers spending more time on the front lines and engaging in more firefights with the enemy...

MINNEAPOLIS - Residents have barred HBO from filming at a Minneapolis high-rise apartment building for what the company describes as a Somali-American family drama series. Minneapolis Public Housing A...

MONTREAL - A judge’s decision to deny a woman’s day in court because of her hijab goes against the principles of Canadian law, another Quebec tribunal has ruled. But Superior Court Justice...