Category Archives: Canadian Press
Historic Canadian Ski Marathon shifts north in pursuit of more snow
One of Canada’s most storied nordic ski events is shifting farther north as climate change is causing less snow on low-lying portions of its route. Dan Quinlan, the president of the Canadian Ski...
Sep 08, 2017
Quebec Liberal byelection candidate quits race amid harassment claims
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal party candidate for a Quebec City byelection on Oct. 2 has pulled out of the race amid claims that he psychologically harassed employees of a company where he previously wo...
Sep 08, 2017
'Running for our lives': Manitoba First Nations chief describes fire evacuation
WINNIPEG - The leader of a northern Manitoba First Nation says an evacuation to escape a forest fire was a harrowing experience made harder by the lack of proper infrastructure and a quick way out. &#...
Sep 08, 2017
Liberals looking at alternatives to Super Hornets as dispute with Boeing rages
OTTAWA - It once appeared the Liberal government would almost certainly buy Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. - but it’s now clear that other options are on the tabl...
Sep 08, 2017
Toronto-area cop pleads guilty to assault after siccing police dog on suspect
TORONTO - A Toronto-area police officer pleaded guilty to assault after siccing his K-9 unit dog on a man who was lying down awaiting arrest. York Region police Const. Michael Partridge admitted to hi...
Sep 08, 2017
Panel on climate change opens session in Montreal to map out future reports
MONTREAL - A United Nations body that assesses science relating to climate change is meeting in Montreal to outline its next set of reports to help guide policy-makers. The 46th session of the Intergo...
Sep 08, 2017
Rising interest rates a warning to consumers on cost of high debt loads
CALGARY - The Bank of Canada’s second interest rate increase this summer has financial experts warning that more could be on the way, and now is the time for Canadians to take a serious look at ...
Sep 08, 2017
Feds spool up outreach to Hispanics in U.S. to ward off more asylum seekers
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP is heading to Los Angeles this week for a pre-emptive strike against misinformation about Canada’s immigration system circulating in the Spanish-language press that officia...
Sep 08, 2017
TransCanada cites hurricane in extending deadline for Keystone commitments
CALGARY - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) is giving customers an extra month to sign up for space on its Keystone pipeline system due to flooding from hurricane Harvey in Houston and other parts of ...
Sep 08, 2017
First witnesses Friday at murder trial of Montreal man charged in death of store clerk
MONTREAL - The first witnesses at the murder trial of a man charged with killing a clerk in a Montreal supermarket will testify Friday. Randy Tshilumba, 21, faces a first-degree murder charge in the s...
Sep 08, 2017