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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.
Hockey Canada wants fewer empty seats at Bell Centre for 2017 world juniors
MONTREAL – The empty seats at the Bell Centre for the 2015 world junior hockey…
Canadian Solar raises 2016 revenue estimate, says Q1 decline less than expected
TORONTO – Canadian Solar Inc.’s battered stock got a boost Wednesday after its first-quarter results…
Bouchard upsets Kerber, Raonic falls to Kyrgios at Italian Open
ROME – Eugenie Bouchard reached the third round of the Italian Open with an upset…
SNC-Lavalin signs $500-million IT outsourcing deal with CGI Group
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin has signed a $500-million information technology outsourcing deal with CGI Group. The…
Saskatchewan patients can see family more as health facilities open doors 24-7
REGINA – Saskatchewan hospitals and other health-care facilities are opening their doors 24 hours a…
A primer on key issues electoral reform committee will grapple with
OTTAWA – The federal government has moved to create a special parliamentary committee to study…
Mike Johnston returns to WHL’s Portland Winter Hawks as coach and GM
PORTLAND, Ore. – Less than two years ago, Mike Johnston thought he had closed the…
Halifax debate over Cornwallis ‘inevitable,’ councillor says after rejection
Halifax’s first Mi’kmaq poet laureate says she is disappointed — but unsurprised — city council…
Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
OTTAWA — Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with…
B.C. nurses approve of five-year agreement with 5.5 per cent wage increase
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Nurses Union has voted to ratify a five-year contact that…
Blas Perez scores twice as Vancouver Whitecaps down Chicago Fire 2-1
VANCOUVER – Blas Perez used to be loathed by fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps. On…
Seven stories in the news today, May 12
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— PROGRESS MADE IN RESTORING…
k.d. lang says Royal Conservatory fellowship has personal meaning to her
TORONTO – Alberta native k.d. lang studied the piano standards of the Royal Conservatory of…
Q&A: Carly Rae Jepsen on touring, early plans for her next album
TORONTO – Pop sweetheart Carly Rae Jepsen has been through the ringer over the past…
Bob Geldof says Trudeau ‘unambitious’ on aid targets; says Canada can do more
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has no excuse for failing to live up to…
Former PM Paul Martin’s portrait the 21st to hang beside Confederation Hall
OTTAWA – For years, Paul Martin was a fixture in the halls of Parliament, as…
Senators told they’re last hope for suffering Canadians who aren’t near death
OTTAWA – Senators heard an emotional appeal Wednesday to reject the federal government’s restrictive approach…
Red Cross providing cash: Fire evacuee weeps upon hearing money on its way
EDMONTON – Carol Christian and her son fled the forest fire in Fort McMurray with…
‘Thank You’ by Meghan Trainor among new album releases
Here’s a list of some new album releases for the week ending May 14: 3OH!3…
Toronto big man Bismack Biyombo gets crowd going in Raptors win over Miami
TORONTO – Bismack Biyombo channelled Usain Bolt and then some. The big man from the…
B.C. First Nations appeal to United Nations to help stop LNG plant
NEW YORK – First Nations leaders from northwestern British Columbia have taken their battle against…
Another Laval O-lineman on the way as Roy stands out at combine for 2017 CFL draft
MONTREAL – Jean-Simon Roy hopes to be the next Laval Rouge-et-Or offensive lineman to make…
Postmedia’s Godfrey seeks tax breaks, bigger government ad spend for newspapers
OTTAWA – The head of one of Canada’s biggest media empires is calling on Ottawa…
Most government- sponsored Syrian refugees now in permanent homes: McCallum
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister John McCallum says 98 per cent of government-sponsored Syrian refugees have…