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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.
Quebec police search for clues in wooded area where girl’s bones were found
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. – Up to 35 Quebec provincial police officers and judicial laboratory specialists searched…
Lawyer held personally liable for legal costs of failed court actions
TORONTO – A prominent Toronto lawyer who pursued a frivolous action on behalf of a…
Alberta toughens regulations to cope with court ruling on orphan wells
CALGARY – The Alberta Energy Regulator is making it tougher to transfer oil and gas…
Halifax council takes step toward re-naming street for Sidney Crosby
Halifax council unanimously voted to consider renaming a suburban street after hockey star Sidney Crosby,…
PM marks Aboriginal Day with sunrise ritual, father’s buckskin and a canoe ride
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in vintage form Tuesday as he took part…
North American markets narrowly mixed; investors cautious ahead of Brexit vote
TORONTO – North American equity markets were narrowly mixed Tuesday amid investor caution over the…
Masoli assumes starting job as Ticats’ incumbent Collaros continues recovery
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will start the 2016 season without their top offensive weapon.…
Liberals seek outside advice as they mull policy help for struggling news media
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government has enlisted the independent Public Policy Forum to assess…
Collaros more than willing to skip free agency to re-sign with Ticats
HAMILTON – Zach Collaros didn’t need to hit the open market to know where he…
With history of fired Jack Adams winners, Ruff jokes award could be renamed
LAS VEGAS – Lindy Ruff joked recent history suggests the Jack Adams Award could do…
Six stories in the news today, June 22
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— NHL GOVERNORS SET TO…
Calgary park gets its goats: Animals part of pilot project to control weeds
CALGARY – They’re lean, mean, eating machines. Calgary has introduced 106 goats to a city…
Vancouver Island mom urges vaccination as her sick baby girl suffers in hospital
VICTORIA – A mother who says her baby is hospitalized with whooping cough in Victoria…
Ontario woman hit by car after stopping to help turtle, in serious condition
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – A 44-year-old Ontario woman is in hospital with serious injuries after she…
Suspect charged after woman spat on, has hijab pulled in Ontario supermarket
LONDON, Ont. – Police have charged a woman with assault after another woman was punched,…
‘My dear boy:’ Mother still weeps for teen locked up in Florida 30 years ago
TORONTO – Even now, almost 30 years later, Richard and Carol Davies grasp for the…
Some key dates in the case of a Canadian serving life sentence in Florida
TORONTO – William Russell (Russ) Davies, of Richmond Hill, Ont., was 19 when he was…
Alberta coal communities look at what future holds as age of coal comes to end
CALGARY – Coal-dependent communities in Alberta are taking a hard look at their future as…
Ontario appears to be killing its pension plan slowly after CPP deal
TORONTO – Ontario’s Liberal government appears to be killing its now-redundant pension plan slowly. Premier…
The legal road for Travis Vader in Alberta couple’s disappearance
EDMONTON – Final arguments began Wednesday in a trial for an Alberta man accused in…
Data gaps test Liberals’ pledge for evidence-based policy, documents show
OTTAWA – The federal government is facing a lack of detailed information on some of…
Five things to know about Canada and Thursday’s ‘Brexit’ vote
OTTAWA – Here are five things to know about Thursday’s British referendum on its future…
‘That was a great one;’ 94-year-old Air Force vet hops aboard a Flying Fortress
SPRINGBANK, Alta. – As a tail gunner aboard a Canadian Lancaster bomber during the Second…
Friendly takeover of Bankers Petroleum gets Investment Canada approval
CALGARY – Bankers Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:BNK) has received approval under the Investment Canada Act for…