Category Archives: Canadian Press
Experts suggest math scores higher in Quebec because teachers are better trained
MONTREAL - Ontario needn’t look too far to find ideas on how to improve its students’ math scores after Premier Kathleen Wynne’s announcement Wednesday her government would begin pub...
Sep 08, 2017

Liberals give go-ahead for construction of Ambassador Bridge replacement
OTTAWA - The federal government has given the green light for a new bridge connecting Ontario and Detroit to replace the aging Ambassador Bridge. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the private owner...
Sep 08, 2017
Couche-Tard braces for hurricane Irma while rebuilding from Harvey's destruction
LAVAL, Que. - Employees of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) in the Florida region are bracing for hurricane Irma as Texas staff continue to try to recover from “devastating” damage fro...
Sep 08, 2017

Trial set for 2018 over Nova Scotia's controversial 'GRABHER' licence plate
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge will allow constitutional arguments in a case where the province decided a man’s personalized licence plate was offensive to women. Lorne Grabher had ...
Sep 08, 2017

Former Canadian religious envoy condemns Suu Kyi's silence on fleeing Muslims
OTTAWA - Canada’s former religious freedom ambassador says Myanmar’s Aung Sang Suu Kyi, the once celebrated Nobel laureate, has squandered her status by not standing up for persecuted Musl...
Sep 08, 2017

Quebec police officers still want to wear camouflage pants
QUEBEC - Montreal police officers are not giving up their fight to be allowed to wear camouflage pants. Their union says it is one of its only effective pressure tactics. Union officials testified Wed...
Sep 08, 2017

Canadian Forces captain, 36, missing; last seen in Kingston, Ont., on Aug. 26
KINGSTON, Ont. - Canadian Forces Military Police is seeking the public’s help in locating an officer who’s been missing for nearly two weeks. National Defence says Capt. Timothy Bowman was...
Sep 08, 2017
Deadline for warship designs pushed several more months
OTTAWA - Federal procurement officials are playing down the impact of yet another delay in the competition to design new warships for the navy, saying the extra time will help produce a better result....
Sep 08, 2017

Case of B.C. dad barred from letting kids ride bus alone prompts debate
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver father says a “hugely disappointing” decision by social workers to stop his kids from riding the bus to school alone is robbing them of their independence. Adrian C...
Sep 08, 2017
New navy supply vessel will go where the military orders it to go: company
HALIFAX - The new supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy will be able to go where it is tasked to go, says the company responsible for delivering the converted civilian vessel. Spencer Fraser, CEO of...
Sep 08, 2017