Category Archives: Canadian Press
Attorney: Zimmerman will plead no contest in stalking case
SANFORD, Fla. - Former neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman will plead no contest to resolve a misdemeanour charge accusing him of stalking a private investigator working for a documentary f...
Oct 10, 2018
Oil discounts grow as CEOs complain of Canada's competitiveness gap
CALGARY - Discounts on Canadian crude oil widened to multi-year highs on Wednesday as oil and gas executives took turns at a conference pointing out Canada’s competitiveness gap in attracting en...
Oct 10, 2018
Liberals eyed rules for cannabis use by workers, drug testing, documents show
OTTAWA - Federal officials have quietly probed possible new workplace rules for employees who show up to work high after cannabis is legalized next week, newly released documents show. The documents o...
Oct 10, 2018
Bernier files to create new party, won't have to disclose donors to date
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Maxime Bernier submitted the paperwork to make his new political party official Wednesday but does not have to identify the donors of more than $350,000 he raised in the last seven ...
Oct 10, 2018
Canadian hospitality company to buy Alaska ski resort
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A ski resort near Anchorage has agreed to sell its properties to a Canada-based hospitality company. Pomeroy Lodging has entered a contract to buy Alyeska Resort and Hotel Alyeska ...
Oct 10, 2018
Prosecution wraps case at gang-rape trial of U.K. sailor in Halifax
HALIFAX - A British sailor accused in a gang rape at a Halifax-area military base exposed his buttocks to another woman that night, his trial heard Wednesday as the Crown closed its case. Sarah Rutled...
Oct 10, 2018
Steve McQueen's thriller 'Widows' opens London Film Festival
LONDON - The London Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with the European premiere of British director Steve McQueen’s whip-smart heist thriller “Widows.” The film stars Viola Davis, ...
Oct 10, 2018
Market forces put America's recycling industry in the dumps
ALBANY, N.Y. - America’s recycling industry is in the dumps. A crash in the global market for recyclables is forcing communities to make hard choices about whether they can afford to keep recycl...
Oct 10, 2018
NBC's 'Songland' contest to search for hit tunesmiths
LOS ANGELES - Songwriters get the spotlight in a new NBC talent contest. The network said Tuesday that its 11-episode series, “Songland,” will give undiscovered songwriters the chance to c...
Oct 10, 2018
N.B. Greens say no deal with Liberals, Tories as legislature resumes Oct. 23
FREDERICTON - Premier Brian Gallant will convene a new session of the New Brunswick legislature on Oct. 23, but there are increasing signs his government may not be able to hold on to power. Gallant&#...
Oct 10, 2018