Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec MP running for Tory leadership says he'll push for pipeline projects
SASKATOON - One of the candidates vying for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party says he opposes a federal carbon tax. Quebec MP Maxime Bernier was in Saskatoon on Wednesday and also says ...
Aug 31, 2016
Quebec government working group recommends most pit bull owners keep dogs
QUEBEC - The vast majority of pit bull owners across Quebec will get to keep their animal if the provincial government takes up the recommendations published Wednesday by a working group tasked with s...
Aug 31, 2016
35 Hells Angels members in Quebec have their prison sentences reduced
MONTREAL - Thirty-five Hells Angels members who pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of conspiracy to commit murder have had their sentences reduced by between six and eight years. A Quebec Superior Co...
Aug 31, 2016
Canadian buildings to be illuminated for Stand up To Cancer benefit
TORONTO - More than 90 historic buildings and landmarks across Canada and the United States will be illuminated next week in the colours of a cancer fundraiser. Stand Up To Cancer will be airing in bo...
Aug 31, 2016
Obama urges nations to work together on climate issues
STATELINE, Nev. - The Latest from President Barack Obama’s comments on Wednesday (all times local PDT): 10 p.m. President Obama says no nation can tackle climate change by itself. He says that...
Aug 31, 2016
Police investigating after cop pepper sprays elderly woman
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - An Oklahoma police department is investigating after an officer used pepper spray to subdue an 84-year-old woman in her home. Footage from a police body camera shows an officer using...
Aug 31, 2016
Who pays for the wall? Dispute clouds Trump's Mexico visit
MEXICO CITY - On Mexican soil for the first time as the Republican presidential nominee, a firm but measured Donald Trump defended the right of the United States to build a massive border wall along i...
Aug 31, 2016
Montreal puppet show organizers apologize after inappropriate song played
MONTREAL - Organizers of a Montreal-area puppet show found themselves apologizing to the public after a song about prison rape was performed during a family-friendly show where children were present. ...
Aug 31, 2016

Tough economic outlook in Brazil after president removed
SAO PAULO - Two dramas that grabbed global attention - the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the removal of Brazil’s president - have now concluded. But Brazil is far from answering the biggest cha...
Aug 31, 2016
Alouettes look to start second half of season right against Redblacks
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes seem to follow every step forward with a leap backward. It’s a trend defensive John Bowman wants to see come to an end in the second half of the CFL season. Nin...
Aug 31, 2016