Category Archives: Canadian Press
Major League Soccer jumps the gun on Toronto FC playoff situation
TORONTO - Major League Soccer has backtracked on awarding Toronto FC a playoff berth. “Upon further analysis, @FCDallas are the first team to secure a playoff spot. @torontofc has not clinched y...
Sep 19, 2016
Key dates this autumn for federal climate, energy decision-making
OTTAWA - The fall of 2016 is shaping up as a period of crucial decisions by the federal government on climate policy and energy infrastructure. Here are some key dates: Sept. 22 - The deadline for the...
Sep 19, 2016
Businessman Mitch Garber calls for end of 'two solitudes' dividing Quebecers
Montreal businessman Mitch Garber called for Quebec’s francophone and anglophone communities to expand their horizons and put an end to the “two solitudes” that has divided them for ...
Sep 19, 2016
MPs reprise 2008 election with battle over carbon pricing as Commons returns
OTTAWA - “Because it’s 2015” became a Liberal catchphrase after the election of the new government late last year, but Monday’s return of Parliament following a three-month sum...
Sep 19, 2016

Anticipating debate, Trump says he thinks system rigged
NEW YORK - A week before the first presidential debate, Donald Trump is putting moderators on notice that he’ll be watching to see if they get too rough on him. In a series of interviews over th...
Sep 19, 2016

Pietrangelo says switch to off-side has required tactical adjustments
TORONTO - Half the forwards on Team Canada are playing out of position at the World Cup of Hockey, a testament to the country’s depth. But the player making the most difficult adjustment is Alex...
Sep 19, 2016

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Sept. 19 ____ TRUDEAU SAYS CANADA WON’T REST ON SYRIAN REFUGEES: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s not enough to applaud Canada’s acce...
Sep 19, 2016
Canadian men off to Morocco in October for two international soccer friendlies
TORONTO - Michael Findlay will serve as interim coach next month when Canada plays a pair of international soccer friendlies in Marrakech against Mauritania and host Morocco. The Canadian Soccer Assoc...
Sep 19, 2016
British Columbia celebrates six paralympians' medal haul at Rio Games
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s premier is hailing the hard work and dedication of six athletes who brought home eight medals from the Paralympic Summer Games in Rio. Christy Clark says the athlet...
Sep 19, 2016
Proposal to give Labrador to Quebec for energy laughable, Newfoundland Tory says
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A retired Hydro-Quebec executive has raised eyebrows in Newfoundland with his proposal that Labrador should be given to Quebec in exchange for 1,000 megawatts of energy. ̶...
Sep 19, 2016