Category Archives: Canadian Press
States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected a request from 18 states and the District of Columbia to force the Trump administration to resume paying “Obamacare” subsidies right away...
Oct 25, 2017
Top spy calls behaviour 'unacceptable' after report uncovers bullying, reprisals
OTTAWA - An independent assessment of the Toronto office of Canada’s spy agency has uncovered concerns about bullying, favouritism and discrimination. Low morale is “pervasive” in th...
Oct 25, 2017
Quebec barber who went extra mile for autistic client invited to Parliament
MONTREAL - A Quebec barber who got down on the floor to trim the hair of a young client with autism was applauded in Canada’s Senate chamber Wednesday, several weeks after a photo of him garnere...
Oct 25, 2017
'Lifetime collection' of classic, cars lost in fire in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - A collection of classic vehicles worth millions of dollars was destroyed Wednesday when fire raced through a building in Langley, B.C. Alyn Edwards, a columnist who writes about classi...
Oct 25, 2017
Not up to premier to dictate how Catholic schools teach sex education: Kenney
EDMONTON - Alberta Conservative Party leadership candidate Jason Kenney says it’s not up to Premier Rachel Notley to dictate how sex education is taught in the Catholic school system. And he say...
Oct 25, 2017
School trustee says parents should review LGBTQ policies before implementation
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia school trustee has apologized for saying in a Facebook post that provincial education policies aimed at supporting LGBTQ students amount to child abuse. Chilliwac...
Oct 25, 2017
Six-year, $760M spending for Canadian embassy security in fiscal update
OTTAWA - Canada’s foreign embassies and diplomatic outposts are getting new funds to bolster their security and some analysts say it is badly needed. The money is earmarked in Tuesday’s ec...
Oct 25, 2017
Canada operates 'apartheid' system for First Nations children: Angus
OTTAWA - NDP Indigenous youth critic Charlie Angus called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday to end what he calls a “child-focused system of apartheid” in Canada. The federal gover...
Oct 25, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 25 --- CENSUS: ‘TYPICAL CANADIAN’ PROVING ANYTHING BUT: Increasingly, the face of the average Canadian is anything but average. There was ...
Oct 25, 2017
Absent-minded shopper takes cart with baby, causing lockdown
PORTLAND, Maine - Police say an absent-minded shopper at a Maine grocery store took somebody else’s cart with a sleeping baby inside, causing a lockdown and a police investigation. Portland poli...
Oct 25, 2017