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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's trusted news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms.
Veyre gets last shot at Olympic qualification at world boxing tourney
MONTREAL – Caroline Veyre of Montreal hopes to use the women’s world boxing championship as…
Debt-laden intermediate oil&gas firm Lightstream given 90 days to pay down debt
CALGARY – Shares in Lightstream Resources Ltd. (TSX:LTS) fell by nearly a third Monday after…
RCMP say they had to shoot polar bear as it came toward them on Fogo Island
FOGO ISLAND, N.L. – Warning shots and a lot of shouting did nothing to scare…
Falling oil sends TSX lower; New York markets start trading week on high note
TORONTO – May began with a whimper for Canada’s biggest stock market, which ended trading…
Ambrose not changing her mind about seeking permanent Tory leadership: spokesman
OTTAWA – Thanks, but no thanks — that’s interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose’s reaction to…
Parti Quebecois: As PKP says goodbye, others will jockey for top job
MONTREAL – Pierre Karl Peladeau’s political resignation on Monday means the Parti Quebecois is looking…
Quotes on Pierre Karl Peladeau’s political departure
MONTREAL – Some quotes on Pierre Karl Peladeau’s announcement Monday he is quitting politics: “I’m…
Blue Jays’ Gibbons reflects on last year’s ALDS win ahead of Rangers series
Toronto manager John Gibbons isn’t putting too much emphasis on the Blue Jays’ first meeting…
B.C. cuts film and TV tax credit by 5 per cent after consulting with industry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister has yelled cut on film and TV industry tax…
Excerpts of Peladeau’s resignation announcement
MONTREAL – Pierre Karl Peladeau announced his political resignation on Monday, less than a year…
Rookies McDavid, Gostisbehere and Panarin named Calder Trophy finalists
NEW YORK – Edmonton forward Connor McDavid, Philadelphia defenceman Shayne Gostisbehere and Chicago forward Artemi…
Nomar Mazara homer lifts Rangers over Jays in rematch of 2015 ALDS
TORONTO – Sam Dyson against Jose Bautista with the game on the line: the perfect…
Six stories in the news today, May 3
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— TEEN WHO KILLED REENA…
Vancouver bylaws close 22 pot shops, but many owners vow to fight rules
Vancouver’s crackdown on unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries has begun, with bylaw inspectors issuing 44 tickets…
Examine police behaviour in missing, murdered women inquiry: advocates
OTTAWA – Aboriginal women tend to be “underprotected and overpoliced,” making it vital that the…
‘High-risk’ label in law created by Tories sought for B.C. dad who killed 3 kids
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The Crown will argue that a mentally ill British Columbia man…
Alberta conservative leaders wary of new right-centre party forming
EDMONTON – Alberta’s two conservative political leaders are not impressed by a convention that voted…
Dion official: Canada to join UN anti-torture protocol after years of delay
OTTAWA – Canada is prepared to join a key United Nations anti-torture agreement more than…
‘The Apology’ at Hot Docs gives voice to so-called ‘comfort women’
Toronto director Tiffany Hsiung tears up when discussing her new documentary “The Apology,” about the…
Animal hall of fame pooches save owners from fire, bear, heart attack
TORONTO – A tenacious German shepherd cross who pulled his sleeping owner to the door…
As industry expands, closure of PJ’s Pets and Pets Unlimited stores stands out
TORONTO – Pet parents — those doting cat and dog owners who will shell out…
Rookie Blues defenceman forges unlikely path, from unranked to big-time NHL role
NHL defencemen don’t typically travel the path of St. Louis Blues rookie Colton Parayko. They…
Terror group releases video of Canadian hostage’s beheading in the Philippines
Muslim militants in the Philippines have a released a video showing the beheading of Canadian…
Raptors ratings improving, but still struggling to compete with hockey, baseball
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are getting more attention from Canadian television viewers, but are…