Category Archives: Canadian Press

Problematic U.S. proposals mean hard way forward for NAFTA: Canadian official
OTTAWA - A senior Canadian foreign ministry official says it is hard to see a way forward in the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations because of a series of “problematic” pro...
Nov 02, 2017

Alberta ski resort faces trial next month; charged with cutting endangered trees
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A company accused of cutting down endangered trees at a popular ski resort in Banff National Park has lost its bid to avoid a trial on a charge laid under the federal Species at R...
Nov 02, 2017

Canadian government researched how Trump could have achieved quick NAFTA win
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government produced a paper shortly after Donald Trump’s election outlining in broad strokes how the incoming U.S. president could have pursued a quick, substantive, an...
Nov 02, 2017

Foreign producers' oilsands sales boost Calgary companies' Q3 results
CALGARY - Two Calgary-based oilsands producers reported huge production gains in their most recent quarters after spending billions of dollars last spring to buy assets from foreign companies anxious ...
Nov 02, 2017

Trudeau applauds Payette for standing up for science in convention speech
OTTAWA - According to popular Canadian astrologer Georgia Nicols, Canada’s Governor General should be doing what she can to “keep the peace” with loved ones today and avoid the ̶...
Nov 02, 2017

Highlights of Ontario's broad changes to its policing laws
Ontario has announced sweeping changes to its policing laws. Here are the highlights of the broad new legislation: - Police chiefs will have the ability to suspend officers without pay if they are in ...
Nov 02, 2017

Settlement pending in Ventura's case against 'Sniper' author
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and the estate of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle are apparently working toward a settlement in Ventura’s yearslong defamation c...
Nov 02, 2017

Canada's Charest hopes to use platform to encourage girls to play sports
TORONTO - If not for a no-girls rule, Isabelle Charest might have ended up shooting pucks instead of skating in circles. Canada’s chef de mission for the Pyeongchang Olympics followed her older ...
Nov 02, 2017

New men's rugby coach Kingsley Jones set to lead Canada against Maori All Blacks
VANCOUVER - Kingsley Jones stops a tackling drill on a perfect fall morning to calmly explain what he wants to see from his players. While the instructions are firm, Canada’s new men’s rug...
Nov 02, 2017

Liberals open to amending Access to Info bill's refusal clause: Brison
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is open to narrowing provisions of its Access to Information bill that many say would allow federal agencies to refuse to answer valid access requests. Treasury...
Nov 02, 2017