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Secret Cup women's tournament final games to be held in Calgary's Saddledome
CALGARY - The final three games of Canada's Secret Cup women's hockey tournament will be played in Calgary's NHL arena. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (PWHPA) has partnered with ...
May 13, 2021
Conservatives OK to have used CBC footage in election attack ads, court rules
TORONTO - A court has decided the Conservative party was within its rights to use CBC news footage for election attack ads.In a decision today, Federal Court found use of the material amounted to fair...
May 13, 2021
Budget's foreign-homebuyers tax could bring in $509 million over four years, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watching suggests in a new report that the federal government may not bring in as much new revenue as it expects from a proposed tax on foreign homebuyers.The Liberals a...
May 13, 2021
April wholesale prices jump 0.6%, led by higher food costs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wholesale prices rose a higher-than-expected 0.6% in April, driven by escalating food costs. It's more evidence that inflation pressures are starting to mount as the country emerges ...
May 13, 2021
US unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up...
May 13, 2021
Officials: Egypt delegation in Tel Aviv for cease-fire talks
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian delegation is in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli officials as part of efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the escalating conflict with Gaza, Egyptian intelligence officials s...
May 13, 2021
Provinces issued more COVID-19 tickets during second wave: CCLA report
OTTAWA - Provinces became more punitive in their approach to COVID-19 infractions during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a report that suggests Quebec...
May 13, 2021
Some further insight into mixed vaccine doses and HipTok : In The News for May 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 13, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest into death of Joyce Echaquan begins today
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest is set to begin today in the death of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults by staff while she lay dying in a Quebec hospital. Joyce Echaquan, 37, an Atikamek...
May 13, 2021
Expert says COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of gang violence
VANCOUVER - An expert on gangs says the very public nature of a recent series of shootings in Metro Vancouver may be attributed to COVID-19 restrictions, with rivals striking at the first chance they ...
May 13, 2021
