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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.
Whitecap Resources strikes deal to buy Husky oil assets for $595 million
CALGARY – Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) has announced a deal to sell a portfolio of…
Residential schools deal unveiled in Newfoundland and Labrador: ‘It’s over’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Former residential school student Toby Obed stood Tuesday in front of…
Stimulus moves in China prompt triple-digit gains in Toronto, New York
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index enjoyed its biggest gain in almost two months Tuesday,…
Five questions answered: the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA – Canada is now a full supporter of the UN Declaration on the Rights…
Family-crafted quilt honours missing, murdered women and girls across B.C.
VICTORIA – A handmade quilt honouring the memories of British Columbia’s missing and murdered indigenous…
Foster teen deliberately jumped from Abbotsford hotel window: coroner
VANCOUVER – A coroner’s report has found that a teenager whose death prompted scrutiny of…
B.C. parents get 12 months probation for spanking teenage daughter
SALMON ARM, B.C. – A British Columbia couple found guilty of assault with a weapon…
Craft brewers, beer makers compete as cider sales soar
TORONTO – This year’s third annual craft cider week in Ontario will include the grand…
Volunteers provide critter care for Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees
LAC LA BICHE, Alta. – A petite woman strains to keep hold of the leash…
Seven stories in the news today, May 11
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— GHOMESHI BACK IN COURT…
Ontario goalie charged after on-ice hit deemed not ‘part of the game’
FORT ERIE, Ont. – A southern Ontario hockey player has been charged after police say…
B.C. tightens real estate rules to protect sellers from contract flipping
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government moved Tuesday to protect property owners from predatory conduct in…
Contentious French comic Dieudonne arrives in Canada, hints he has to leave
MONTREAL – A French comic charged multiple times in Europe with hate-speech violations landed in…
Halifax council narrowly rejects review of commemorations of Edward Cornwallis
Halifax city council has narrowly decided not to discuss a public review of commemorations of…
Pastor tells Toronto murder trial of church conversation with accused killer
TORONTO – It was during a teary conversation with her pastor that a woman who…
Trudeau government finally moves to create committee on electoral reform
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is finally getting around to creating a long-awaited special parliamentary…
Canadian filmmaker and author Barry Avrich laments lack of homegrown star system
TORONTO – Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich has spent decades documenting the lives of legendary showbiz…
Behind the rise of 26-year-old John Chayka, the NHL’s answer to Mark Zuckerberg
John Chayka’s story sounds more like something out of Silicon Valley than St. Catharines, Ont.…
New Toronto film fest spotlights people with disabilities, ‘the forgotten group’
TORONTO – When the Oscars diversity debate erupted earlier this year, filmmaker Jenni Gold noticed…
Passengers recount ‘disappointment’ aboard cruise ship hit by virus
HALIFAX – Dozens of passengers wandered off a British cruise ship in Halifax on Wednesday,…
Former NHL coach of the year Crawford ready to accept assistant role in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Marc Crawford just wanted to be back in the NHL. A former NHL…
Transat A.T. to sell its French and Greek tour businesses to German-based TUI AG
MONTREAL – Transat A.T. Inc. (TSX:TRZ) says a German company has made a firm offer…
RCMP, coroner, work together to probe fatal house fire in Surrey
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a house fire in Surrey, B.C., that killed one person…
Liberals look to force car makers to recall vehicles, and fine those that don’t
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are moving to crack down on car companies and manufacturers…