Category Archives: Canadian Press
Freeland wants Venezuelan sanctions with 'bite,' and long-term rebuilding plan
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are well down the road to crafting a long-term, post-Maduro recovery plan for Venezuela’s disastrous economic decline, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland s...
Feb 25, 2019
Quebec ferry service interrupted again after crash opens hole in ship's bow
Ferry service between Quebec’s Gaspe region and the north shore of the St. Lawrence River is once again paralyzed, this time following an accident. The MV Apollo, purchased as a temporary replac...
Feb 25, 2019
Iran's foreign minister resigns as his nuclear deal teeters
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an “apology” to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers i...
Feb 25, 2019
PMO ordered review that spawned measures that could help SNC-Lavalin: memo
OTTAWA - Two policy moves that could help beleaguered SNC-Lavalin came out of public consultations on federal anti-corruption measures that a newly disclosed memo says were ordered by the Prime Minist...
Feb 25, 2019
Toronto FC no stranger to playing Champions League soccer in frigid conditions
TORONTO - With more than three weeks before spring officially starts, winter will be in full force when Toronto FC hosts Panama’s Club Atletico Independiente de la Chorrera in CONCACAF Champions...
Feb 25, 2019
Senators trade Stone to Golden Knights for package including Brannstrom
Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said he understands that some Senators are frustrated with the team’s direction. After all, the club had just parted ways with leading scorer Mark Stone, mak...
Feb 25, 2019
Relatives arriving in Halifax to support parents of seven young fire victims
HALIFAX - Family members were expected to arrive in Halifax Monday to support the grieving mother of seven children who died in a fast-moving house fire. “In difficult times, it is family that b...
Feb 25, 2019
Wilson-Raybould can speak about SNC-Lavalin affair at committee: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould will be permitted to speak publicly about some of the details of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Trudeau is telling the...
Feb 25, 2019
Ukraine asks Canada to send message to Russia by extending military mission
OTTAWA - Ukraine is asking Canada to send a “strong signal” to Russia by extending and expanding the Canadian military’s training mission there. In an interview with The Canadian Pre...
Feb 25, 2019
Prime Minister Trudeau expresses love for Canadiens on trade deadline day
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasn’t about to shy away from supporting his favourite Canadian hockey team on trade deadline day. Speaking to TSN’s “TradeCentre” in a video inte...
Feb 25, 2019