Category Archives: Canadian Press
Unions block trucks at Canada Post depot in B.C. to protest back-to-work bill
OTTAWA - Canada Post employees have been legislated back to work after more than five weeks of rotating strikes, but that isn’t stopping their brethren from picking up picket signs to support th...
Nov 28, 2018
Despite poor league season, Toronto FC says it still believes in its squad
Toronto FC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko says while his shopping list is short, there is still plenty to do in the off-season. With 22 players already signed, there are few openings on an MLS roste...
Nov 28, 2018
Calgary murder trial told slain girl seen with man fitting accused's description
CALGARY - Loved ones wept in court Wednesday as a retired couple described seeing a girl drive off with someone resembling the man accused of killing her. Edward Downey, 48, is accused of first-degree...
Nov 28, 2018
Putin derides Ukraine's martial law as political trick
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s president donned combat fatigues to implement martial law in much of the country on Wednesday, a move Russia denounced as a cynical political trick as both sides ratche...
Nov 28, 2018
Suddenly, luxury stores miss free-spending Chinese tourists
NEW YORK - There was something missing at the luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. in recent months: Chinese tourists. For the second time in as many months, a big seller of high-end goods noticed that a ...
Nov 28, 2018
Oshawa GM employees once the foundation of Generals' fan base
Legendary junior hockey executive Sherry Bassin has witnessed the type of impact General Motors of Canada employees once had on the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals. The relationship ran ...
Nov 28, 2018
Koi rescued at Chinese garden in Vancouver; otter not seen since Saturday
VANCOUVER - The last two remaining koi and hundreds of juvenile carp have been removed from a classical Chinese garden in downtown Vancouver in an effort to thwart a stealthy river otter that has devo...
Nov 28, 2018
Costs have swollen: Saskatchewan sues Ottawa over uranium mine cleanup deal
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is suing Ottawa over what it says is a failure to live up to a deal to split the swelling costs of cleaning up an old uranium mine. “I just don’t see h...
Nov 28, 2018
Alberta buying its own rail cars to move oil without feds, Notley says
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province is buying enough new rail cars to ship another 120,000 barrels of oil a day, without the federal government’s help. The premier was in Ot...
Nov 28, 2018
Arfield, Sinclair, Davies and Huitema among Canada Soccer award nominees
TORONTO - Canada captains Scott Arfield and Christine Sinclair join Bayern Munich teenager Alphonso Davies and Manchester City striker Janine Beckie in a deep pool of candidates for the Canada Soccer ...
Nov 28, 2018