Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ski resort a step closer after high court ruling in Grizzly Bear Spirit case
OTTAWA - Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. A senior ...
Nov 02, 2017
Family identifies trucker killed in fiery multi-vehicle crash as father of nine
A veteran truck driver and father of nine who worked tirelessly to support his family in northeastern Ontario was one of three people killed in a pileup that set off a massive fireball on a highway no...
Nov 02, 2017
2 dead, 14 injured in 2-vehicle crash on Alberta reserve after trick or treating
SADDLE LAKE, Alta. - Two people have died and 14 people were injured when two vehicles on their way home from trick-or-treating crashed on a slippery road northeast of Edmonton. RCMP Cpl. Ron Bumbry s...
Nov 01, 2017
What awaits Bob Rae? Abused Rohingya living in epic squalor in Bangladesh
OTTAWA - Picture 2,300 football fields side-by-side, home to hundreds of thousands of people living under bamboo and plastic sheeting - no flushing toilets or running water to be found. More than two-...
Nov 01, 2017
Experts at international convention predict a safer future with self-driving cars
MONTREAL - Experts attending an international convention on intelligent transport systems say the increasingly interconnected world is good news for motorists. Claude Arpin, a Bell Mobility product sp...
Nov 01, 2017
'Turning into a nightmare:' Alberta landlord looks to evict driveway squatter
CARDSTON, Alta. - A southern Alberta landlord is hoping the courts will help him with a squatter living in a small shack sitting on a trailer in the driveway of the man’s rental property. “...
Nov 01, 2017
Highlights of Ontario's new marijuana legislation
TORONTO - Ontario’s proposed marijuana legislation will, if passed, establish regulations to govern the sale of recreational pot in the province. Here are some highlights of the new bill: -Sets ...
Nov 01, 2017
Liberal info bill could hinder Indigenous land claim efforts, watchdog tells MPs
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s proposed changes to the Access to Information Act could hamper efforts to settle Indigenous land claims, the federal information watchdog says. Legislation that...
Nov 01, 2017
Ballet Victoria cuts ties with choreographer facing nude photo allegations
VANCOUVER - Ballet Victoria has cut ties with a choreographer after renewed media attention to allegations that he took nude photographs of underage dancers in the 1980s and 1990s. Bruce Monk was fire...
Nov 01, 2017
Canada not walking the walk on cutting greenhouse gas emissions: OECD leader
TORONTO - To an international diplomat, the irony is painful - the country that promised action on climate change is falling behind while the country that has spurned a major treaty on the issue is ma...
Nov 01, 2017