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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.
Alberta singers to lead Calgary’s annual Stampede parade
CALGARY – Singers Jann Arden and Paul Brandt have been named as marshals to lead…
Former journalist Arthur Kent wins ‘Dud Scud’ defamation lawsuit against Postmedia
CALGARY – Former television war correspondent Arthur Kent choked back tears Wednesday after winning an…
Mayor, province say La Loche is getting help after shooting in January
LA LOCHE, Sask. – The Saskatchewan government and the mayor of a northern village are…
Pelican Lake wildfire threat eases, allowing Cenovus workers to return
WABASCA, Alta. – An out-of-control wildfire in northern Alberta that prompted two companies to curtail…
Judge awards $8M to B.C. man wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years
VANCOUVER – A man who was wrongfully convicted on sexual assault charges has been awarded…
B.C. justice branch says nurses, pharmacists OK to help in assisted dying
VANCOUVER – When Dr. Ellen Wiebe performed her first assisted death of a new legal…
Senate deletes near-death requirement from assisted dying bill, sets itself on collision course with government
OTTAWA – The Senate voted Wednesday to allow suffering Canadians who are not near death…
Gender diversity proposal rejected by shareholders of Tim Hortons parent company
OAKVILLE, Ont. – A proposal to create a formal diversity policy at the parent company…
Sharks summon comeback mentality for Game 5: ‘You never know what can happen’
PITTSBURGH – The San Jose Sharks had the eventual Stanley Cup champions on the ropes.…
Supreme Court will not hear case of a will called racist by spurned heir
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a woman…
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal over a will leaving money to hate group
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a New…
‘Hollow Bones’ by Rival Sons among new album releases
Here’s a list of some new album releases for the week ending June 11: Air…
‘We fought like lions,’ Trudeau says of our soldiers as monument unveiled
CFB BORDEN, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau helped unveil Canada’s newest war monument on…
A quick look at changes to mortgage lending rules made by Ottawa in recent years
OTTAWA – The federal government has moved several times in recent years to restrict mortgage…
Speedy receiver Shaw impressing at Toronto Argonauts training camp
GUELPH, Ont. – The patient approach appears to be working for Kenny Shaw once again.…
It could be weeks before sinkhole can be filled, says Ottawa mayor
OTTAWA – It’s likely to take several weeks to re-open a major thoroughfare in Ottawa…
Wynne says Clinton would be a great president, prospect of Trump is frightening
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne thinks Hillary Clinton would make a great U.S. president,…
Transat expects to feel impact this summer from heightened European capacity
MONTREAL – Moves by Canada’s two largest airlines to expand their number of flights to…
Mom who removed anti-abortion flyers from mailboxes reconsiders her approach
TORONTO – A Toronto mom who removed graphic anti-abortion flyers from neighbourhood mailboxes says she…
Federal government hands out volunteer award renamed for Quebec feminist icon
OTTAWA – The name of a Quebec feminist icon which was attached to a national…
Soaring house prices in Vancouver and Toronto unsustainable: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada delivered a warning Thursday that surging housing prices in…
North American stock markets settle in the red, gold glitters for investors
TORONTO – Stock markets in Toronto and New York settled in the red Thursday as…
Jamie Cudmore to captain Canadian men’s rugby team against Japan
VANCOUVER – Jamie Cudmore will captain the Canadian men’s rugby team in Saturday’s test match…
Toronto Blue Jays select college pitcher T.J. Zeuch with 21st overall draft pick
SECAUCUS, N.J. – The Toronto Blue Jays selected right-hander T.J. Zeuch with the 21st overall…