Category Archives: Canadian Press

'The Translator Project': 13 Russians charged in U.S. election conspiracy
WASHINGTON - A dramatic new chapter opened Friday in the Russian election-meddling scandal as special counsel Robert Mueller described in unprecedented detail a Russian scheme to influence the 2016 Am...
Feb 16, 2018

Social conservatives find new voice in Ontario as Tory candidates duke it out
TORONTO - The emergence of a Tory leadership candidate committed to repealing Ontario’s sex-ed curriculum may yet see the Progressive Conservative party, which was pushed to the centre under for...
Feb 16, 2018

Canada won't act in 'impulsive way' in response to U.S. tax cuts: Morneau
TORONTO - The Liberal government will not “act in an impulsive way” in response to U.S. corporate tax cuts that economists say pose a threat to Canada’s competitiveness, the federal ...
Feb 16, 2018

RCMP member launches appeal to avoid new hearing over alleged harassment
OTTAWA - An RCMP member who was fined for disgraceful conduct in the workplace has launched a fresh court challenge to prevent further disciplinary actions against him. Marco Calandrini is asking the ...
Feb 16, 2018

N.S. government refuses to release cause of fire that killed four children
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release the findings of the fire marshal’s investigation into a blaze last month that claimed the lives of four children. Municipal Affairs sp...
Feb 16, 2018
Republican senator charged with video voyeurism, extortion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island state senator under investigation by state police since January was arrested Friday on charges of video voyeurism and extortion. Republican Sen. Nicholas Kettle faces...
Feb 16, 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Kendall Waston through 2019, option for 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps FC have re-signed centre back Kendall Waston through 2019, with an option for 2020. The team announced the move Friday and called Waston a key player on their backline. The Whiteca...
Feb 16, 2018
Burnaby seeks appeal over tree cutting permits involving Trans Mountain pipeline
BURNABY, B.C. - The City of Burnaby wants to appeal a National Energy Board decision that exempts Kinder Morgan from local land and tree clearance bylaws in the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipelin...
Feb 16, 2018

Nova Scotia sets emissions reporting requirements for cap and trade regime
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia will require industrial facilities generating 50,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gas emissions per year to report emissions under its proposed cap and trade regime, although key...
Feb 16, 2018

Crown won't appeal ex-railway workers' acquittal in Lac-Megantic trial
MONTREAL - The Crown will not appeal last month’s acquittal of three former Quebec railway employees who were charged with criminal negligence causing the death of 47 people in the Lac-Megantic ...
Feb 16, 2018