Category Archives: Canadian Press
N.B. council mum on Halloween rules setting trick-or-treat age limit, curfew
BATHURST, N.B. - A city council in northern New Brunswick is staying tight-lipped about changes to a contentious Halloween bylaw that puts an age limit on the pursuit of sugary loot and sets a curfew ...
Oct 17, 2017
B.C. man fights to prove he's alive after bureaucratic error declares him dead
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia man who recently lost his mother is fighting for his own life after a bureaucratic mix-up declared him dead. Bryan Kupiak, who is 65 and from Kamloops, is healthy b...
Oct 17, 2017
Four charged in bizarre incident on Halifax's popular waterfront boardwalk
HALIFAX - New details are emerging on a bizarre incident that saw a man run down by a car on Halifax’s popular waterfront boardwalk on Sunday night. Police said Tuesday that the driver targeted ...
Oct 17, 2017
John Dunsworth remembered as hard-working mentor on 'Trailer Park Boys' set
TORONTO - As foul-mouthed alcoholic supervisor Jim Lahey on the comically crass mockumentary series “Trailer Park Boys,” John Dunsworth was a slurring, stumbling mess with a drink in hand ...
Oct 17, 2017
TMX Group cracks down on marijuana companies that violate U.S. federal laws
TORONTO - Companies with business activities that violate U.S. federal law regarding marijuana could undergo a delisting review at the Toronto Stock Exchange, said The TMX Group, which operates the ma...
Oct 17, 2017
Police make massive seizure of carfentanil in home east of Toronto
PICKERING, Ont. - Police in southern Ontario have seized 42 kilograms of the deadly opioid carfentanil, saying it’s believed to be the largest seizure of the drug in the country. Carfentanil is ...
Oct 17, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 16 --- AMID BACKLASH, LIBERALS TRIM SMALL-BIZ TAX: The Trudeau government took the first of several steps Monday to stanch the bleeding from a self-infli...
Oct 17, 2017
Canine comfort: Retriever to help Alberta paramedics work through job stress
EDMONTON - Some four-legged canine comfort is coming to paramedics in Alberta. Alberta Health Services says it has enlisted a three-year-old black Labrador retriever to help responders overcome psycho...
Oct 17, 2017
Airbus shakes up industry with majority stake in Bombardier CSeries program
MONTREAL - European aircraft giant Airbus Group is shaking up the global airline business by buying a majority stake in Bombardier’s CSeries program and assembling the plane in the U.S. to avoid...
Oct 17, 2017
Loblaw Companies lays off 500 office workers in cost-cutting drive
VANCOUVER - Loblaw Companies Ltd. is laying off 500 of its office workers, but the company says it still expects to create more jobs than it eliminates this year. “Today is a very difficult day,...
Oct 17, 2017