Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tackling racist, sexist hurdles to be part of anti-poverty plan, Duclos says
OTTAWA - Racism and sexism help keep poor Canadians below the poverty line and are issues that must be addressed in a new anti-poverty strategy, says the minister in charge of crafting the plan. Socia...
Sep 27, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Sept. 27
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Sept. 27 --- BOMBARDIER HIT HARD IN BOEING DISPUTE Bombardier’s hopes for breaking into the U.S. market has taken a massive blow, with the U.S. Department...
Sep 27, 2017
Youth homelessness advocate completes cross-country walk pushing a shopping cart
VANCOUVER - A man who lived on the streets of Vancouver as a teenager will push a shopping cart through the city’s rough-and-tumble Downtown Eastside once again on Friday, but this time will mar...
Sep 27, 2017
Ontario to require disclosure of pharma payments to health professionals
TORONTO - Wide-ranging legislation introduced Wednesday by the Ontario government will require public disclosure of payments that pharmaceutical companies make to doctors, increase inspections for spl...
Sep 27, 2017
Democrats would prefer Canadian labour chapter in new NAFTA: congressman
OTTAWA - The U.S. should join Canada in pushing for higher labour standards in Mexico in the new North American Free Trade Agreement, said a Democratic lawmaker, or else risk a rough ride getting the ...
Sep 27, 2017
'A huge boon:' Alberta town hopes to pull new kind of energy from old gas well
EDMONTON - An Alberta town is planning to pull a different kind of energy from the abandoned oil and gas wells that ring its outskirts. Hinton, west of Edmonton on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, is ...
Sep 27, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Sept. 26 --- INQUIRY INTO MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN HOLDS HEARINGS: A second set of hearings began Tuesday into murdered and missing Indigenous w...
Sep 27, 2017
Conditional discharge for cop who sicced police dog on compliant suspect
TORONTO - An Ontario police officer who pleaded guilty to assault after siccing his K9 unit dog on a compliant suspect was granted conditional discharge on Wednesday, as the judge blamed the incident ...
Sep 27, 2017
Visiting governors of Virginia and Maryland say Trump bluster hurts NAFTA talks
TORONTO - Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says protectionist rhetoric coming out of the White House is only hurting ongoing renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. McAuliffe, a Democra...
Sep 27, 2017
After hiking twice, there's 'no predetermined path' for rates from here: Poloz
OTTAWA - There is no prearranged route for further interest-rate hikes from the Bank of Canada, governor Stephen Poloz insisted Wednesday as he signalled the bank would be taking a more cautious appro...
Sep 27, 2017