Category Archives: Canadian Press
Animal cruelty charges dropped against Ontario veterinarian
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - All charges have been dropped against a St. Catharines, Ont., veterinarian who was facing 16 criminal counts of animal cruelty. Skyway Animal Hospital owner Dr. Mahavir Rekhi wa...
Nov 03, 2017
Girl, 11, hospitalized after eating Halloween candy that contained metal object
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Police say an 11-year-old girl in southwestern Ontario has undergone surgery and remains in hospital after eating a piece of Halloween candy that contained a metal object. Waterloo r...
Nov 03, 2017

Trudeau marks 100th anniversary of bloody Battle of Passchendaele
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is marking the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest chapters in Canada’s wartime history, the Battle of Passchendaele, with a low-key ceremony. More t...
Nov 03, 2017

'Overreaching extensively:' Notley wants Trans Mountain delays dealt with
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wants the National Energy Board to move quickly to remove roadblocks on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The City of Burnaby, B.C., hasn&...
Nov 03, 2017

Amazon to open second office in Vancouver: but no, it's not the coveted HQ2
VANCOUVER - Amazon will open a second corporate office in Vancouver, doubling its employee count in the western city, but it has yet to announce where the tech titan’s highly sought-after second...
Nov 03, 2017

Former Winnipeg sportscaster person of interest in bank robbery in Saskatoon
Saskatoon police say a former Winnipeg television news director is a person of interest in a bank robbery that occurred over the summer. Stephen Vogelsang, who is 53, is facing five bank robbery charg...
Nov 03, 2017

Law society schedules reinstatement hearing for 'knees-together' judge
CALGARY - A former judge who asked why a rape complainant didn’t keep her knees together has applied to practise law again. A notice on the Law Society of Alberta’s website says there is t...
Nov 03, 2017
Liberals to close PPP Canada after new infrastructure bank opens
OTTAWA - A federal agency that prodded governments to partner with the private sector on large construction projects is set to close as the Liberals prepare to launch their new infrastructure financin...
Nov 03, 2017

Rae urged to pressure Myanmar's neighbours to stop military's Rohingya crackdown
OTTAWA - Canada’s special envoy for the Rohingya crisis, Bob Rae, should enlist some of Myanmar’s influential Asian neighbours to help stop attacks against its minority Muslim population, ...
Nov 03, 2017

Legacy Room initiative to open space in Halifax steakhouse where idea was born
HALIFAX - The Halifax restaurant where an Aboriginal leader came up with the idea of “Legacy Rooms” - a place for people to learn and talk about reconciliation - will itself open a designa...
Nov 03, 2017