Category Archives: Canadian Press
Liberals to enhance child-poverty spending in fall economic update
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to announce more money for children and the working poor, along with shrinking federal deficits, in a crowd-pleasing economic update Tuesday that the Libera...
Oct 23, 2017
Ontario PC leader says he will ignore premier's threat of defamation lawsuit
TORONTO - Ontario’s Opposition leader plans to ignore a libel notice from Premier Kathleen Wynne, prolonging a legal spat between the two political rivals months away from a provincial election....
Oct 23, 2017
Canada to regulate new diesel generators, cut Arctic pollution in 2018
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to introduce new regulations next year to try to match decade-old American standards for new diesel-powered generators. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was...
Oct 23, 2017
Holy cash: Chase the Ace fundraiser nets $5.8M for Newfoundland parish
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Three sets of crumbling concrete steps have just been fixed heading into the St. Kevin’s church, office and community hall in St. John’s, N.L. Now the Catholic par...
Oct 23, 2017
Pro wrestler Davey Boy Smith Jr. says he saved woman hanging from Calgary bridge
CALGARY - British-Canadian professional wrestler Davey Boy Smith Jr. says he drew on his years of grappling and self-defence to help save the life of a woman dangling from a Calgary bridge. In a post ...
Oct 23, 2017
Chelsea Manning no threat to Canada, should be allowed in, advocates say
OTTAWA - A U.S. soldier convicted of leaking thousands of classified documents poses no security threat to Canada and ought to be allowed into the country, advocates said Monday. Chelsea Manning tried...
Oct 23, 2017
Roughriders sign veteran lineman LaBatte to four-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed veteran offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte to a four-year contract extension Monday. The six-foot-four, 304-pound LaBatte is under contract to the Riders th...
Oct 23, 2017
Tragically Hip album sales, audio streams soar after Gord Downie's death
TORONTO - Fans of the Tragically Hip flocked to the band’s music as they mourned the death of singer Gord Downie, which drove a huge boost in sales, streams and radio play. Eleven albums by the ...
Oct 23, 2017
Star chef Besh steps down amid sexual harassment allegations
New Orleans celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from management of the restaurant group that bears his name after a newspaper reported that 25 women who are current or former employees of the busine...
Oct 23, 2017
Canadian contribution to peacekeeping reaches new low under Liberals
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals may have promised to ramp up Canada’s role in peacekeeping, but new UN figures show there were fewer Canadian peacekeepers in the field last month than at any point...
Oct 23, 2017