Category Archives: Canadian Press
Morneau draws criticism from business, concerns from premier in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Finance Minister Bill Morneau took his “listening tour” over Ottawa’s controversial tax proposals to Halifax on Friday, drawing criticism from some small business owners an...
Sep 22, 2017
NAFTA talks in Canada could result in energy agreement with Mexico
OTTAWA - An agreement to have Mexico join a NAFTA clause governing oil exports may be one of the first significant products of the renegotiation talks this weekend in Ottawa. When NAFTA was originally...
Sep 22, 2017
Alberta court ruling says pharmacist regulator can ban reward points for drugs
EDMONTON - A court ruling means Albertans will not be able to collect reward points for drug purchases or pharmacy services. The Alberta Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a 2016 ruling that said th...
Sep 22, 2017
How Ontario's cap and trade system works: a few basic details
Ontario formally signed an agreement Friday to link its cap-and-trade system with Quebec and California’s joint market on Jan. 1, 2018. Ontario’s system has been operating on a stand-alone...
Sep 22, 2017
No charges filed in drowning death of toddler in foster care
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. - Prosecutors say no charges will be filed in the drowning death of a Vermont toddler who was in foster care. Two-year-old Alexander James Lowell-Henry was found unconscious July ...
Sep 22, 2017
British police charge 18-year-old over London subway bombing
LONDON - British police on Friday charged an 18-year-old man with attempted murder and causing an explosion over last week’s bomb attack on the London subway. Ahmed Hassan was accused of plantin...
Sep 22, 2017
May tries to reboot Brexit, offers 2-year transition period
FLORENCE, Italy - Britain is prepared to abide by European Union rules and pay into the bloc’s coffers for two years after leaving the EU in March 2019, Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday in...
Sep 22, 2017
Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault gets scrapped
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday scrapped Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new instructions that allow universities to require higher standar...
Sep 22, 2017
5 things to know about N. Korean leader's rebuke of Trump
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - On the surface it seems like more of the same: North Korea responds to another threat by U.S. President Donald Trump by calling him a “deranged” old man who wil...
Sep 22, 2017
For Rohingya Muslim child refugees, too many losses to count
BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh - Abdul Hamid has the wide-open smile of a child and the eyes of an adult. By age 12, the Rohingya Muslim boy has seen more than anyone should have to see in a lifet...
Sep 22, 2017