Category Archives: Canadian Press
Pharmacists say rural B.C. needs injectable treatment in overdose crisis fight
VANCOUVER - Chronic opioid users in rural and remote communities in British Columbia need access to supervised injectable treatment that is already available in the Vancouver area, says the head of th...
Oct 17, 2017
Nova Scotia's cap and trade needs targets to be effective, committee told
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s proposed cap and trade regime must have declining emissions caps in order to be effective, the legislature’s law amendments committee was told Monday. Proposed amen...
Oct 17, 2017
Chief seeks Trudeau's help to stop U.S. oil drilling in caribou breeding ground
OTTAWA - A 40-year battle over oil drilling in an Arctic wildlife refuge in Alaska could become the latest political irritant in a growing list of disagreements between U.S. President Donald Trump and...
Oct 17, 2017
NAFTA: U.S. demands end to supply management in Canadian dairy, poultry, eggs
ARLINGTON, United States - The United States has lit the fuse on one of Canada’s most politically explosive trade issues, asking in NAFTA talks for an end to the supply management system for dai...
Oct 17, 2017
Police lay 330 charges and arrest 33 during Queen's homecoming weekend
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say they laid hundreds of charges during Queen’s University homecoming celebrations in Kingston, Ont., over the weekend. They say 307 of the 330 charges were under the Li...
Oct 17, 2017
Somali-Canadians left reeling after bombing in Mogadishu, call for Canada to help
Somali-Canadians left reeling after a bomb blast killed hundreds in Mogadishu over the weekend are calling for Canada to offer help to those affected by the horrific attack. More than 300 people were ...
Oct 17, 2017
School district praises football coach who pulled team because of head injuries
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick high school football coach’s decision to forfeit a game at halftime because of head injuries among his players is casting a fresh spotlight on how sports teams hand...
Oct 17, 2017
Father of slain Quebec officer Thierry LeRoux asking feds for stricter gun rules
MONTREAL - The father of a slain Quebec police officer wants to see the federal government tighten restrictions on who can have access to firearms. Michel LeRoux said he wrote Public Safety Minister R...
Oct 17, 2017
Stamps, dishes, books among objects retrieved from Montreal parliament dig site
MONTREAL - Archeologists digging up the site of a pre-Confederation parliament in Montreal this summer came across plenty of items they expected to find hidden deep in the earth - and a few they didn&...
Oct 17, 2017
Bombardier turns tables on Boeing with Airbus deal it says avoids CSeries duties
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. believes its partnership with Airbus puts it on a strong legal footing to avoid import duties for its CSeries commercial jets while turning the tables on Boeing. The Montrea...
Oct 17, 2017