Author Archives:
Quebec premier says returns will fly high with $30-million airship investment
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is dismissing naysayers who are accusing his government of wasting $30 million on a company that wants to build giant airships ...
Feb 07, 2020
Fire keeping investigators away from train derailment in rural Saskatchewan
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in Saskatchewan and investigators can't access the site. It says one investigator...
Feb 07, 2020
Feds to fund urgent research into new coronavirus, including social impacts
OTTAWA - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is set to release some urgent funding to study the novel coronavirus - including the fear it causes. The federal granting agency says it wants ...
Feb 07, 2020
Switzerland opens Fed Cup qualifier with two singles wins over Canada
BIEL, Switzerland - Switzerland won the first two rubbers Friday in its best-of-five Fed Cup qualifier against Canada at the Swiss Tennis Arena. Jil Teichmann opened with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win ...
Feb 07, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack visit Salford in search of their first Super League win
The Toronto Wolfpack saw their 23-game winning streak snapped last Sunday in a 28-10 loss to Castleford Tigers in their Betfred Super League debut. On Saturday, the transatlantic rugby league team loo...
Feb 07, 2020
Montreal to fully ban plastic bags by end of 2020, mayor announces
MONTREAL - Given the urgent need to reduce the city's environmental footprint, Montreal will move to fully ban the distribution of plastic bags by the end of 2020, Mayor Valerie Plante ...
Feb 07, 2020
Canadians urged to leave China now as first evacuation attempt hits snag
OTTAWA - Canadians are being encouraged to leave China while they still can as the federal government and counterparts around the world struggle to evacuate citizens from the centre of the n...
Feb 07, 2020
Toronto Argonauts sign CFL veterans Tommie Campbell, Natey Adjei
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed veteran American defensive back Tommie Campbell and Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. Campbell, 32, was released by the Alouettes last week after spending two ...
Feb 07, 2020
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cost jumps 70 per cent to $12.6 billion
The cost to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has jumped by 70 per cent to $12.6 billion from a three-year-old estimate of $7.4 billion.President and CEO Ian Anderson says the company owned ...
Feb 07, 2020
Send black boxes from Iran plane crash to France, Champagne demands
OTTAWA - Canada has asked for international help to pressure Iran to give up the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, says Foreign Minister...
Feb 07, 2020