Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tariffs: A quiet, year-long campaign ends with a tentative sigh of relief
WASHINGTON - In this most unpredictable era in Canada-U.S. affairs, a crisis-management unit created inside the office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, devoted to Donald Trump-related emergencies, wa...
Mar 9, 2018
No change on Saskatchewan's stand against carbon tax after meeting with prime minister
REGINA - The federal government and Saskatchewan are still deadlocked on a national climate change plan despite what the two sides call a constructive meeting on Friday. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe...
Mar 9, 2018
Whirling disease found in fish in North Saskatchewan River: CFIA
EDMONTON - An infectious disease fatal to some kinds of young fish has been found in the North Saskatchewan River watershed. The Canadian Food Inspections Agency said Friday the discovery of whirling ...
Mar 9, 2018
'Not a celebration': Carole Pope on why she'll play the #LoveWins concert
TORONTO - Carole Pope says she’s standing in “solidarity” with Toronto’s LGBTQ community as they grapple with questions surrounding alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur. And sh...
Mar 9, 2018
Settlement resolves lawsuit over Pepe the Frog paintings
The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has resolved a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused a Missouri woman of misusing the character to sell hate-promoting oil paintings. The settlement is t...
Mar 9, 2018
Karina Gould becomes first federal cabinet minister to give birth
OTTAWA - Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has made history - twice over - with the birth of a baby boy this week. She’s the first woman to give birth while holding a federal cabinet...
Mar 9, 2018
Trudeau's G7 sherpa says former Conservative government 'suppressed' diplomats
OTTAWA - Canada’s G7 sherpa says the previous Conservative government “suppressed” everything diplomats tried to do during its decade in power. Peter Boehm said the fact that the for...
Mar 9, 2018
Uber will inform all Canadians whose data may have been compromised in 2016 breach
Uber will inform all Canadians whose personal data may have been compromised in a 2016 breach after Alberta’s privacy commissioner ruled it must notify impacted drivers and riders in the provinc...
Mar 9, 2018
Ngoepe had busy off-season promoting baseball in South Africa
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Gift Ngoepe had quite the busy off-season. After becoming the first African-born player to reach the major leagues last season, Ngoepe was traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto and spent a...
Mar 9, 2018
Toronto's Union Station was terror target: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale
REGINA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Toronto’s downtown Union Station was the target of a foiled terrorism plot in 2016. Goodale made the revelation in Regina at an event where new...
Mar 9, 2018