Category Archives: Canadian Press
Five stories in the news for today, Oct. 23
Five stories in the news for Monday, Oct. 23 --- STATS CANADA TO RELEASE CENSUS DATA THIS WEEK Statistics Canada will release data from the 2016 census on Wednesday, the first details from the resurre...
Oct 23, 2017
N.B. premier short-circuits election speculation,
lists priorities for session
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant has ended speculation about an early election, and is modifying his government’s language about whether his mandate has been completed. After a ...
Oct 23, 2017
U.S. not 'dictatorship,' time for Congress to commit on NAFTA: Liberal MP
OTTAWA - Donald Trump needs to butt out as a hovering presence over the North American Free Trade Agreement talks and U.S. lawmakers must come clean about what they really think of the deal, says a ve...
Oct 23, 2017
Travel startup for DIY bookers shuts down in Ont. over regulator concerns
A new website that lets travellers bypass travel agents and pocket commissions has ceased operations in Ontario after the province’s travel regulator claimed the site violates provincial laws. T...
Oct 23, 2017
New chemical cocktails found in Hudson Bay polar bears
New tests have found a wide range of previously undiscovered contaminants in polar bears around Hudson Bay. The new study complicates our understanding of the complex cocktail of chemicals the bears a...
Oct 23, 2017
Missing Ontario woman killed for role in love triangle, court hears
TORONTO - A Toronto woman who vanished five years ago was murdered - and her remains burned - for being the odd woman out in a love triangle, court heard Monday. Crown attorney Jill Cameron laid out t...
Oct 23, 2017
Al Hurricane, 'Godfather of New Mexico music,' dies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Al Hurricane, known as the “Godfather of New Mexico music” for developing a distinct sound bridging the state’s unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock, ...
Oct 23, 2017
Philippines declares end to 5-month militant siege in Marawi
CLARK, Philippines - The Philippine government declared the end Monday to the militant siege of a southern city that lasted five months, left more than 1,100 people dead and sparked fears of the Islam...
Oct 23, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games CFL Hamilton 43 Montreal 16 — NFL Chicago 17 Carolina 3 Minnesota 24 Baltimore 16 Jacksonville 27 Indianapolis 0 New Orleans 26 Green Bay 17 L.A. Rams 33 Arizona 0 Buffalo 3...
Oct 22, 2017
Loretta Lynn returns after stroke to honour Alan Jackson
NASHVILLE - Country star Alan Jackson, the late guitarist and singer Jerry Reed and songwriter Don Schlitz were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday. Country icon Loretta Lynn return...
Oct 22, 2017