Category Archives: Canadian Press
Winners and losers in Monday's B.C. budget
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s fledgling New Democrat government released its interim budget after taking power in July. Here is a look at some of the winners and losers: Winners: Students and te...
Sep 11, 2017
Highlights of Monday's B.C. budget
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s minority NDP government has released an update of its budget before a full budget is tabled in February. Here are some highlights: - Carbon tax rate increased by $5...
Sep 11, 2017
Sides agree to stop monkeying around in primate selfie suit
SAN FRANCISCO - Monkey see. Monkey sue. Monkey settle. Attorneys representing a macaque monkey have agreed to a compromise in a case where they asserted the animal owned the copyright to selfie photos...
Sep 11, 2017

Quotes from some Canadians in Florida after Hurricane Irma
HOLLYWOOD, United States - Some quotes on Monday from Florida-based Canadians who survived Hurricane Irma: ”I feel great to see that my house is intact. We do have an uprooted mail box and some ...
Sep 11, 2017
Irma evacuations the most complicated since Sept. 11, says Air Canada
MONTREAL - Evacuating customers from areas in the path of the deadly Hurricane Irma has frustrated some passengers but Air Canada says it was perhaps the most complex manoeuvre since the Sept. 11 terr...
Sep 11, 2017
Canadian tennis prospect Auger-Aliassime chasing pal Shapovalov up ATP rankings
While Denis Shapovalov climbs the ATP rankings, another Canadian is hot on his tail. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s victory in a Challenger tournament in Seville, Spain last week moved the 17-year-old ...
Sep 11, 2017

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson hopes to start skating in 2-3 weeks
OTTAWA - While most of his teammates were set to tee off in the Senators’ annual charity golf tournament Monday, captain Erik Karlsson was sporting flip-flops and talking about his recovery from...
Sep 11, 2017
Blue Jays' Sanchez ready to close the door on injury-filled 2017 season
TORONTO - Aaron Sanchez is ready to put his finger issues behind him and never look back. A frustrating season came to a close for the Blue Jays right-hander over the weekend when the team officially ...
Sep 11, 2017
Rain forecast for B.C.'s dry southeast, but officials warn against complacency
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - Evacuation orders are being lifted and highways reopened as the recovery phase begins following the most destructive wildfire season in British Columbia’s recorded history. But...
Sep 11, 2017
Education is key to fighting humanitarian crises: Angelina Jolie
TORONTO - With so many humanitarian crises in the world, it’s on everyone to educate themselves and continue pushing for democracy and human rights, Angelina Jolie told a Toronto conference focu...
Sep 11, 2017