Category Archives: Canadian Press
Sexual assault court martial of master seaman to begin in Halifax
HALIFAX - A member of the Royal Canadian Navy is expected in a military court Tuesday to face allegations he sexually assaulted a lower-ranking male colleague. Master seaman Daniel Cooper, a naval com...
Sep 26, 2017
Edmonton's Liberian community supports families of mothers who died in crash
Edmonton’s Liberian community is seeking ways to help the families of three mothers killed in a highway collision, but a local leader says it’s been a challenge because the women themselve...
Sep 26, 2017
JetBlue latest U.S. airline to back Bombardier in fight with Boeing
MONTREAL - JetBlue is the latest U.S. airline to back Bombardier in its trade dispute with Boeing, ahead of the expected imposition of preliminary export duties on shipments to the United States. The ...
Sep 26, 2017
A family affair: 10 council candidates in Newfoundland town have same last name
TROUT RIVER, N.L. - Politics is a different kind of blood sport in the tiny western Newfoundland town of Trout River. Ten of 24 candidates running for council in Tuesday’s municipal elections ha...
Sep 26, 2017
Canada pushes inclusion of strong, progressive labour standards in NAFTA
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing for the inclusion of enforceable, progressive labour standards in a rewritten North American Free Trade Agreement, aimed at compelling Mexico to pay workers higher wages and...
Sep 26, 2017
Judge to rule if key 'expert' Crown witness can testify at gas-plants trial
TORONTO - A key prosecution witness was so steeped in the culture of the police investigation of two top political aides in Ontario that he cannot testify as an unbiased expert, a defence lawyer argue...
Sep 26, 2017
Feds urged to back research on psychedelic drugs for medical treatments
OTTAWA - Canadian researchers are urging Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor to support broad research on the use of psychedelic drugs -including LSD and an active ingredient in magic mushrooms - ...
Sep 26, 2017
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make first official public appearance together
TORONTO - Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle chose to make their public debut as a couple in Toronto on Monday, making an unexpected but highly anticipated appearance together at the Invict...
Sep 26, 2017
B.C. government invites public to share views on marijuana rules
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver councillor says it may take years, but he can see the day a craft cannabis industry emerges in British Columbia, with smoking lounges in the city allowing people to responsibly...
Sep 26, 2017
Singh appears to lead NDP leadership fundraising as race nears finish line
OTTAWA - NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh appears to have the fundraising lead among his fellow competitors as the race to replace Tom Mulcair inches closer to its finale. The most recent round of...
Sep 26, 2017