Category Archives: Canadian Press
From chicken to condoms, marketers cash in on royal wedding
If British marketers are to be believed, nothing is a better royal wedding tribute than a limited-edition bucket of fried chicken chased with a bottle or two of Royal Wedding pale ale. Estimates are t...
May 18, 2018
Toronto asks Ottawa, province for help to deal with influx of refugee claimants
TORONTO - The mayor of Toronto says the city will need to open an emergency reception centre over the next seven days to deal with an influx of refugees claimants. The federal and Ontario governments ...
May 18, 2018
Broadcast networks go for milk-and-cookies comfort this fall
NEW YORK - If provocative, psyche-jangling shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale” are your taste, head directly to streaming or cable. But if you’re feeling the urge for milk-and-coo...
May 18, 2018
Vancouver-born Angela Lee defends MMA crown, brother Christian loses title shot
SINGAPORE - Vancouver-born (Unstoppable) Angela Lee retained her One Championship atomweight title via unanimous decision Friday, but younger brother Christian Lee was denied in his bid for the feathe...
May 18, 2018
Ontario's teen royal wedding guest ready with 'dream dress'
LONDON - Teenage royal wedding guest Faith Dickinson says she’s got her “dream dress” ready for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Peterborough, Ont., resident is amo...
May 18, 2018
Putin: New nuclear weapons to enter duty in next few years
MOSCOW - The Russian military will soon receive new nuclear weapons, which are far ahead of any foreign designs, President Vladimir Putin said Friday. Speaking at a meeting in Sochi, Putin said delive...
May 18, 2018
B.C. First Nations regulate pickers arriving for post-wildfire mushrooms
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A bounty of prized morel mushrooms is emerging after last year’s devastating wildfires in British Columbia, but pickers hoping to cash in will be required to get permits...
May 18, 2018
Whitecaps hope to make good on their scoring chances against FC Dallas
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson admits he’s walking a thin line between concern and worry. The Whitecaps (4-5-3) have managed just one win in their last seven matches (1-4-2). In th...
May 18, 2018
Trudeau touts technological innovation, meets robots during MIT campus visit
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remembers asking his father why the stereo and other gadgets he had as a boy were made in Japan - not in Canada. The answer he eventually got...
May 18, 2018
Argos running back Wilder setting the bar high for 2018 CFL season
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. is setting the bar high for his second CFL season. The rugged running back captured the league’s top rookie honour and helped the Toronto Argonauts win a Grey Cup...
May 18, 2018