Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two ...
Sep 28, 2018
Jury verdict tossed in 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright suit
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. appeals court has thrown out a jury’s verdict that Led Zeppelin did not copy an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to its classic 1971 rock anthem “Stairway to...
Sep 28, 2018
Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy duty vehicles instead
TORONTO - Ontario’s emissions testing program for older passenger vehicles will be dismantled next year and replaced with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport tr...
Sep 28, 2018
A few facts and figures about Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - A few facts and figures about Monday’s Quebec general election: Major parties: Liberal Party of Quebec, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Parti Quebecois, Quebec solidaire Total number of regi...
Sep 28, 2018
Without sovereignty as issue, Quebec leaders struggled to offer vision
MONTREAL - Quebecers head to the polls Monday after a rare election campaign in which independence was not an issue and parties were left struggling to present a clear vision to voters. Public opinion...
Sep 28, 2018
Parti Quebecois seeks injunction to close website spreading 'racist' statements
MONTREAL - Pawning off immigrant health care costs on the federal government and a “racist” website displaying embarrassing comments from Parti Quebecois members were some of the highlight...
Sep 28, 2018
Team will advocate for seatbelt use on team buses: Humboldt Broncos head coach
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The head coach of the Humboldt Broncos says his Saskatchewan junior hockey team will push for seatbelt use on team buses after a deadly crash in the spring. In a statement, the Bronc...
Sep 28, 2018
Facebook says 50M user accounts affected by security breach
NEW YORK - Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts. The hack is the latest setback for Facebook during a year of tumult for the global social m...
Sep 28, 2018
Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings
OTTAWA - Canada has slipped six places to 55th spot on an annual list of global freedom-of-information rankings, and is now tied with Bulgaria and Uruguay. The Halifax-based Centre for Law and Democra...
Sep 28, 2018
People's Alliance agrees to prop up N.B. Tories, but premier urges PC revolt
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s right-leaning People’s Alliance has agreed to prop up a Tory minority government, but the Liberal premier is urging skeptical Progressive Conservative legisla...
Sep 28, 2018