Vancouver

Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn’t deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year’s Day tradition.  Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto on Wednesday.  Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to […]

The Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers battle for the Grey Cup on Sunday. After a 2-4 start, the Blue Bombers finished atop the West Division and earned their spot in the championship game by beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West final. The Argos weathered quarterback woes to finish second in the East before upsetting the […]

WINNIPEG — The Saskatchewan Roughriders might not have had things go their way in the Canadian Football League West Final against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday night, but that did little to dampen the pride head coach Corey Mace had in his troops. The Roughriders dropped a 38-22 decision at Princess Auto Stadium in […]

Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as about 600 workers begin a strike. Canada’s labour minister, meanwhile, says he spoke with both the employer and representatives of Grain Workers Union Local 333 on Monday, and they have agreed to resume contract negotiations alongside federal mediators. Steven MacKinnon posted the […]

Canada’s grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if it were allowed to take place. The Grain Growers of Canada say in a statement that it is “deeply concerned” about a potential strike of grain workers in Metro Vancouver, since about 52 per cent of all Canadian-grown grain went […]

In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year. In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. […]

A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on contract talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. […]

I’ve been struggling all week with this, folks. I’m hoping that one of you can clarify something for me. As a former CFL pro turned Colour Commentator/Analyst, I’m getting the uncomfortable feeling that I’m the only one outside the locker room who feels good about the chances of the Riders going 1-0 this week in British […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are 4-0 to start the CFL season. The last time they started 4-0 was in 2013. I don’t think I need to tell you what happened that year. Even people who are new to the province know what the Riders did in 2013. Some learn about the 2013 Riders immediately after they memorize […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada set to provide details on defence funding Canada is expected to provide more details about its plan to meet defence spending targets in an effort to quell concerns that have dogged the prime minister during this week’s […]