Category Archives: Canadian Press
Saskatchewan proposes lawsuits should be allowed if intimate images shared
REGINA - Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan has introduced a bill that would allow people to sue for compensation if their intimate images have been shared without their permission. A victim wou...
Oct 31, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 31 --- FEDS DEFEND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING DELAY: Opposition parties say a plan to delay more than $2 billion worth of federal infrastructure spending p...
Oct 31, 2017
5 things to know about spat between Guy Ouellette and anti-corruption unit
MONTREAL - Guy Ouellette, a member of the Quebec legislature since 2007, is at the heart of a complicated dispute with UPAC, the province’s anti-corruption unit, which arrested him Oct. 25 and t...
Oct 31, 2017
WestJet says IT issues delayed dozens of flights
CALGARY - WestJet says computer problems caused delays for dozens of its flights on Saturday. The Calgary-based airline said on social media that “a significant IT outage” affected numerou...
Oct 31, 2017
2 Indianapolis officers won't be charged in fatal shooting
INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indianapolis police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist after he fled a traffic stop won’t face criminal charges in the killing, in part because the officers t...
Oct 31, 2017
'Cowardly act of terror': Truck driver kills 8 on bike path
NEW YORK - A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 i...
Oct 31, 2017
Opposition boos don't faze Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley
HARRISON, N.J. - Opposition fans may want to reconsider their booing of Toronto FC’s Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley. As a deterrent, it is clearly not working. Altidore and Bradley, continuin...
Oct 31, 2017
Ontario woman plans to sue Weinstein over alleged sex assaults
TORONTO - An Ontario actress plans to launch a civil suit against Harvey Weinstein, alleging the disgraced Hollywood producer sexually assaulted her nearly two decades ago. The woman’s proposed ...
Oct 31, 2017
Air Canada CEO says NAFTA erosion would be bad for country's largest airline
The erosion of free trade with the U.S. and Mexico would be bad for Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada’s chief executive said Tuesday. “We see the economic value and the economic c...
Oct 31, 2017
Feds spending $36.4M over five years on campaign about perils of legalized pot
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government on Tuesday rolled out the latest phase of its legalized-pot plans: a five-year, $36.4-million campaign to help teach Canadians - especially the younger ones - a...
Oct 31, 2017