Category Archives: Canadian Press

HALIFAX - Canadians appear to have an appetite for marijuana-infused munchies, according to a new survey that found a healthy majority both supported the legalization of recreational pot use but had c...

WASHINGTON - The vice-president of the United States has some less-than-complimentary words for Canada’s health-care system, which he accuses of certain “failings.” Mike Pence made t...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man accused of using his Facebook account to express support of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks has been acquitted of all charges. Othman Hamdan’s judge-...

ASQUITH, Sask. - An ice rink in Saskatchewan that had a signed Gordie Howe jersey stolen has received so many sports items it is having an online auction. The jersey - which was going to be raffled of...

TORONTO - What does cancer feel like? Look like? For most teens, cancer is a foreign word, a disease adults may have to deal with but one most adolescents don’t connect with themselves. Not so f...

Six stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 26 --- LABOUR STANDARDS TAKE SPOTLIGHT AT NAFTA TALKS Labour standards are on the agenda today and tomorrow at the third round of NAFTA negotiations in Ottaw...

WASHINGTON - A truck flying a giant American flag swooshed by a parking lot where a pro-Donald Trump rally was being held in the dying days of the last presidential election. A local Republican boss n...

MONTREAL - Robert Morena, co-owner of one of Montreal’s most-famous bagel shops, asked his neighbours to be patient on Monday, saying they’ll soon be able to breathe easier. A new filter &...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has no intention of stifling growth for small businesses and start-ups with its upcoming changes to the tax code. Trudeau said Monday he has ...

CALGARY - The president of the Calgary Flames says the team is not swimming in money. Ken King told Calgary’s chamber of commerce Monday that the team has gone from a giver to a taker in NHL rev...