Category Archives: Canadian Press

Case of alleged mosque shooter in Quebec City back in court
QUEBEC - The man charged with six counts of first-degree murder related to slayings at a Quebec City mosque last January returned to court Friday as his defence team received additional evidence again...
Sep 08, 2017

Redblacks not looking past Tiger-Cats in quest for fourth-straight win
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks aren’t looking past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but can’t help but think about the opportunity that lies before them. The Redblacks (4-6-1) will look to win thei...
Sep 08, 2017

Donaldson to sit, Campos recalled by Blue Jays ahead of game with Tigers
TORONTO - Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson will sit out Toronto’s game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday with an undisclosed illness. Donaldson is hitting .254 this season with 25 home ...
Sep 08, 2017

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 8 --- ONTARIO BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH PROPOSED POT RULES: Ontario is the first province out of the gate with a detailed plan to sell and distribute recre...
Sep 08, 2017
Lisee to have leadership vote at Parti Quebecois convention on Saturday
MONTREAL - Jean-Francois Lisee’s tenure as leader of the Parti Quebecois will be put to the test Saturday when members of the sovereigntist party hold a confidence vote on his stewardship. Lisee...
Sep 08, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack look to add promotion to rugby league success story
TORONTO - For Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley, it’s another exciting, bone-rattling day at the office - albeit with a big prize at stake. His fledgling rugby league team - rugby’s first...
Sep 08, 2017
Seeking asylum, selling pot, building pipelines: how politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - It’s been a week of strategizing by all three federal parties, with the Liberal caucus talkfesting in Kelowna, B.C., the Conservatives meeting in Winnipeg, and the NDP leadership candid...
Sep 08, 2017

Slovak star Sagan takes second straight Quebec race ahead of Avermaet
QUEBEC - Peter Sagan won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec for a second year in a row and claimed his 100th career race victory in a tight final sprint on Friday. Sagan, the Slovak leader of the Bora ...
Sep 08, 2017
Wildfire danger forces evacuation of Waterton Lakes National Park
WATERTON, Alta. - A popular national park in the southwestern corner of Alberta was under a mandatory evacuation order Friday because a forecasted shift in wind was expected to heighten the wildfire d...
Sep 08, 2017
Some background on the new Speaker of the B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - Political observers were surprised Friday when Opposition Liberal member Darryl Plecas accepted the role of Speaker, despite earlier reassurances he’d given that he would not consider...
Sep 08, 2017