Category Archives: Canadian Press
Senators agree to terms with defenceman Cody Ceci on a two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Cody Ceci to a two-year contract with an annual value of US$2.8 million. The contract runs through the end of the 2017-18. Ceci will get $2.25 milli...
Aug 23, 2016
Workers find moulted snake skin in drain as reptile eludes capture in Victoria
VICTORIA - Works crews in Victoria have extracted moulted skin from a storm drain where a stubborn corn snake has been hiding for several days. The snake, estimated at about two metres in length, was ...
Aug 23, 2016
Race needs an outsider, Toronto Tory says in launching her bid for leadership
OTTAWA - The list of candidates for Conservative leadership is broadening beyond current and former MPs with the entrance of a Toronto communications consultant who says she believes an outside perspe...
Aug 23, 2016

Al Waxman, Darryl Sittler, Corey Hart, Jeanne Beker among Walk of Fame inductees
TORONTO - With a career spanning a half-century, 1,000 productions and countless accolades, Al Waxman’s legacy as a legendary entertainer will soon be permanently cemented with a star on Canada&...
Aug 23, 2016
Venezuela ordered to pay Vancouver-based mining firm more than US$1.2 billion
An international arbitration tribunal has ordered Venezuela to pay a Vancouver-based mining company more than US$1.2 billion for expropriating its gold mines. Venezuela took over Rusoro Mining’s...
Aug 23, 2016
Twerking, lowriders shut down Route 66 in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A hip-hop video shoot shut down parts of Route 66 in New Mexico last weekend because lowriders were driving around in circles as a crowd of hundreds twerked in the street. The film...
Aug 23, 2016
Muslim leaders dispute charge that extremist writings common in mosque libraries
OTTAWA - Canadian Muslim leaders are fiercely disputing a new study that says several mosques and Islamic schools are endangering young people with extremist teachings. The study is “yet another...
Aug 23, 2016
Taxes, fees and bankruptcies up as Newfoundland and Labrador budget reverberates
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is now leading all provinces for inflation - but critics say the full impact of its tax-hiking spring budget still hasn’t kicked in. The latest...
Aug 23, 2016

Sobeys likely to withdraw appeal of discrimination decision, facing boycott
HALIFAX - One of Canada’s largest grocery store chains says it intends to withdraw an appeal of a human rights decision that found a Sobeys employee discriminated against a black customer - but ...
Aug 23, 2016
Glenn, Collaros and Watkins named to performers for Week 9 of CFL season
TORONTO - Montreal quarterback Kevin Glenn, Hamilton quarterback Zach Collaros and Edmonton defensive back Patrick Watkins are the CFL’s top performers for Week 9. Glenn threw five touchdown pas...
Aug 23, 2016