Category Archives: Canadian Press
WorkSafeBC report cites safety failures in derailment that killed 3 workers
Decaying railroad ties and the failure of a safety mechanism to prevent a train derailment are cited in a report by British Columbia’s workers’ safety agency as factors in a crash that kil...
Oct 25, 2018
Toronto Blue Jays make Charlie Montoyo the 13th manager in their history
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo has been named the new manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Montoyo becomes the 13th manager in Blue Jays history, agreeing to a three-year deal through 2021 with a team option ...
Oct 25, 2018
Cannabis delays could push Ontario consumers to black market: critics
TORONTO - The Ontario government is coming under fire for delays in the delivery of legal cannabis in the province, with critics suggesting consumers could revert back to the black market. Just over a...
Oct 25, 2018
Federal Liberal government to release fall economic update Nov. 21
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will release a fall economic update on Nov. 21 alongside a plan to shore up Canadian competitiveness and prevent investment dollars from flowing south of the border. Fi...
Oct 25, 2018
Trans Mountain like Monty Python's dead parrot under Trudeau government: Scheer
CALGARY - The federal Opposition leader is likening the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to a famous Monty Python sketch in which two men argue over whether a parrot is actually dead. “...
Oct 25, 2018
2 Yosemite National Park visitors die in fall from overlook
SAN FRANCISCO - Two visitors died in a fall from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park that allows people to walk to the cliff’s edge, where there is no railing, an official said Thursday...
Oct 25, 2018
Former Canadian Olympic wrestler savours life as a heavyweight in the UFC
Former Olympian Arjan Singh Bhullar didn’t want to give up competition when his wrestling career ended. The 32-year-old heavyweight from Richmond, B.C., is getting all he wants in the UFC these ...
Oct 25, 2018
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal in price-fixing lawsuit against Air Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for a broader class-action lawsuit against Air Canada and British Airways by refusing to hear an appeal requested by Canada's largest airline in a decad...
Oct 25, 2018
String of turkey sightings puzzles St. John's residents, officials
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Turkeys are strutting through the streets of St. John’s, N.L., where officials remain baffled by the sudden appearance of a species that is not native to the province. L...
Oct 25, 2018
Penalty for cancelling Saudi arms contract 'in the billions': Trudeau
OTTAWA - The price for registering Canada’s outrage over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi went up exponentially Thursday, as Justin Trudeau revealed the penalty for cancelling a $15-bill...
Oct 25, 2018