Category Archives: Canada

Ottawa appeals and Grey Cup glory; In-The-News for Nov. 25
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 25. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Nov 25, 2019

Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats to win the Grey Cup
CALGARY - Running back Andrew Harris made Canadian Football League history and ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers championship drought on Sunday night. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native had a rus...
Nov 24, 2019

New foreign minister presses for Canadian detainees with China counterpart
OTTAWA - Canada's new foreign affairs minister hit the ground running this weekend, spending an hour in face-to-face talks with his Chinese counterpart over the fate of two Canadian men that the Trude...
Nov 24, 2019

Former Desjardins Group president Claude Beland dead at 87
MONTREAL - Former Desjardins Group president Claude Beland has died at the age of 87, the Quebec-based financial institution confirmed Sunday. Beland was elected to the head of Desjardins in 1987 and ...
Nov 24, 2019

Alberta premier dismisses concerns over firing of election commissioner
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is dismissing concerns over a new law that fired the man who was investigating wrongdoing within the United Conservative Party. The legislat...
Nov 24, 2019

Former president of Ukraine reveals details of 2017 meeting with Rudy Giuliani
HALIFAX - A former president of Ukraine has weighed in on the ongoing American impeachment inquiry by confirming he met with President Donald Trump's prominent adviser in late 2017...
Nov 24, 2019

'He listened:' Alberta's energy minister meets with federal counterpart in Calgary
CALGARY - Alberta's energy minister says she had a productive meeting with Canada's newly appointed natural resources minister, but adds she hopes to see action in the near future. Sonya Savage met wi...
Nov 24, 2019

UVic threatens disciplinary action if athletes speak about coach investigation
VANCOUVER - Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and verbal abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of...
Nov 24, 2019

Industry experts say StarMetro, English Canada's last free daily, will be missed
Industry experts say the pending closure of the StarMetro newspapers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax and Toronto will come at a cost to some communities that still rely on the free commu...
Nov 24, 2019

Military member accused of running illegal marijuana-oil lab in B.C.
OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces member in British Columbia has been charged with allegedly operating an illegal marijuana-oil extraction lab, which police in other jurisdictions have linked to a ...
Nov 24, 2019