Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nova Scotia government expands treatment for addicts of opioid painkillers
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is increasing availability of treatment for people who are misusing potent painkillers. Health Minister Randy Delorey announced today that $800,000 committed in th...
Nov 08, 2017

Trudeau 'satisfied' with fundraiser's explanation after 'Paradise Papers'
HANOI, Vietnam - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s satisfied with the public explanation provided by a top Liberal fundraiser whose name surfaced in leaked documents that provide details o...
Nov 08, 2017
Alberta Mounties say kidnapping charges pending after 5 naked suspects arrested
NISKU, Alta. - Mounties say kidnapping charges are pending in a bizarre case just south of Edmonton involving a two-vehicle collision and suspects who were not wearing any clothes. Investigators say a...
Nov 08, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, Nov. 8
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 8 --- PM TRUDEAU IN VIETNAM TO TALK TRADE, HUMAN RIGHTS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to strengthen ties in the Asia-Pacific region began tod...
Nov 08, 2017

Forensic officer to testify what was found on Dellen Millard's computers
TORONTO - The Crown’s star witness at a murder trial in the case of a woman who vanished five years ago is expected to delve deep into his forensic analysis of computers seized from the home of ...
Nov 08, 2017

B.C. outreach group partners with app developer to improve safety of sex workers
VANCOUVER - An outreach group supporting vulnerable women in British Columbia is hoping a cellphone app designed to monitor remote workers in resource industries will help keep sex workers safe. Hope ...
Nov 08, 2017

Only three per cent of people surveyed could name Canada's cyberspy agency
OTTAWA - There was a time when the Communications Security Establishment didn’t want people to know it even existed. The 70-year-old cyberspy agency is now trying to emerge from the shadows, but...
Nov 08, 2017

Clean fuels standard coming soon but maybe not this fall: McKenna
OTTAWA - The single biggest element of Canada’s national emissions reduction plan might not be unveiled on time. A year ago, the federal government announced plans to develop a national clean fu...
Nov 08, 2017

Coderre to hold news conference three days after stunning mayoral election defeat
MONTREAL - Outgoing Montreal mayor Denis Coderre will hold a news conference at city hall this morning, three days after his stunning defeat by Valerie Plante. Coderre has already announced he is leav...
Nov 08, 2017

Police in Ontario have now identified 2 of 3 people killed in fiery highway crash
COOKSTOWN, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say they have now identified two of three people killed in a fiery pileup on a highway north of Toronto. Police say the coroner has identified a mini-van dr...
Nov 08, 2017