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Montreal mayor cancels Formula E race because of cost overruns and sponsorship woes
Montreal’s mayor has decided to cancel the controversial Formula E race. Valerie Plante says cost overruns and sponsorship woes are two of the reasons for the decision. She told reporters at cit...
Dec 18, 2017
In the news today: Eby ready to take campaign bus on test drive
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eby ready to take campaign bus on test drive A day before the official start, British Columbia's election camp...
Sep 20, 2024
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India's heartland
MEERUT, India - Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbours and journalists pour into his house when suddenly scenes of his dead son wash over hi...
Jan 07, 2020
U.S. whiskey bolstered by liquor store sales in 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - American whiskey absorbed some setbacks but showed resilience in the face of pandemic-related clampdowns on bars and restaurants as liquor sales benefited from enduring demand for a ...
Jan 28, 2021
A timeline of what led up to the invocation of the Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - As public hearings begin into the federal government's first use of the Emergencies Act legislation, inquiry commission lawyers have prepared a rough timeline of the events that led up to the...
Oct 13, 2022
Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
MISSION, Kan. - It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in smaller cities in the heartland...
Sep 25, 2020
On eve of festival, Cannes defends its record on women
CANNES, France - A year after 82 women protested en masse on the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival on Monday defended its record on female filmmakers and for the first time divulged data on its sel...
May 13, 2019
Look to Conservative platform to 'fill in the blanks' on gun policy: O'Toole
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Hunters and sports shooters have been unfairly caught up in the Liberal government's bans on "assault-style" weapons, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said Saturday as he w...
Sep 04, 2021
Look to Conservative platform to 'fill in the blanks' on gun policy: O'Toole
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Hunters and sports shooters have been unfairly caught up in the Liberal government's bans on "assault-style" weapons, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said Saturday as he w...
Sep 04, 2021
Zelenskyy visits Poland to thank ally and meet Ukrainians
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Military honors, tributes and praise welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife to Poland on Wednesday as the couple made a state visit meant as a gesture of t...
Apr 05, 2023