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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.
Professor predicts wildfire conditions with help from NASA satellite
CALGARY – A University of Calgary professor hopes his research will help firefighters spring into…
Ticats QB Masoli, Esks QB Reilly, Riders WR Roosevelt named CFL top performers
Hamilton quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, Saskatchewan receiver Naaman Roosevelt and Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly have been…
Solution to Canada’s opioid crisis may lie in its origins, health minister says
OTTAWA – It remains a mystery why Canada and the U.S. are the world’s heaviest…
Court hearing postponed for Toronto Star columnist charged with assault
BANCROFT, Ont. – The court case of a Toronto Star columnist charged with assault has…
Environmental groups concerned pipeline project will increase tanker traffic
FREDERICTON – Environmental groups say increased crude tanker traffic as a result of the proposed…
WestJet profit hit by energy downturn and stumbles on new London flights
CALGARY – Canada’s second-largest airline saw its profit take a hit in the second quarter…
Two men arrested in separate incidents at Ontario’s Wayhome music festival
ORO-MEDONTE, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say two men have been charged in separate incidents…
N.S. barristers’ society can’t block graduates of Christian school: appeal court
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld a decision allowing graduates of…
Alberta court overturns sexual assault acquittal, saying `No does not mean Yes’
EDMONTON – An Alberta judge who overturned a teenager’s acquittal on a sexual assault charge…
Coyotes young star becomes advocate for diabetes awareness in Canada
TORONTO – Max Domi remembers the day he met Philadelphia Flyers legend Bobby Clarke as…
Canadian women’s rugby sevens team enjoys warm send-off before heading to Rio
TORONTO – The Olympic have yet to begin but the OMG moments are already happening…
Edmonton woman who purchased lotto ticket on a whim picks up $21 million prize
EDMONTON – An Edmonton woman who purchased a lottery ticket on a whim while buying…
Argonauts’ QB Ray to miss three to six weeks with sprained left MCL
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray will miss the next three to six weeks with a…
Calgary Zoo says its Komodo dragon, Loka, dead at 30 years old; came from Toronto
CALGARY – The Calgary Zoo says its 30-year-old Komodo dragon has died. Loka came to…
Contreras takes Amis Gizmo to commanding win in Prince of Wales Stakes
FORT ERIE, Ont. – Amis Gizmo eased jockey Luis Contreras’ pain Tuesday night. The Queen’s…
Whitecaps transfer striker Fabian Espindola to Mexican side Club Necaxa
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps transferred striker Fabian Espindola to Mexican side Club Necaxa of…
Bouchard beats Safarova in three-set thriller at women’s Rogers Cup
MONTREAL – Eugenie Bouchard reconnected with her hometown fans with an impressive first-round victory at…
Pospisil matches record number of Canadians advancing to second round of Rogers Cup
TORONTO – Another Canadian is through to the second round of the Rogers Cup and…
Boater believed missing in St. Lawrence after Montreal small boat crash
Montreal police and firefighters will resume searching the St. Lawrence River this morning for a…
Chemical, biological and nuclear threats focus of NATO exercise in Alberta
SUFFIELD, Alta. – The possibility of a terrorist attack using biological or chemical weapons makes…
Ontario looking ‘very closely’ at B.C. tax aimed at foreign homebuyers
TORONTO – Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says he will be examining British Columbia’s new…
Annual review off for mentally ill B.C. father who killed his three children
VANCOUVER – An annual hearing to review the confinement of a mentally ill British Columbia…
Body of missing Calgary boy recovered in Yoho National Park, officials say
FIELD, B.C. – The search for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who fell into the Yoho…
Intact insurance company’s Q2 profit shrivels in heat of Alberta wildfires
TORONTO – The Intact property insurance business got burned in the second quarter by the…