Category Archives: Canadian Press

Bank of Canada warns of leaving 'winner-takes-all' digital economy unchecked
OTTAWA - A top Bank of Canada official is warning about the risks related to the growing dominance of a handful of big players in the digital economy and, more specifically, their tightening grip over...
Feb 08, 2018

Dispute erupts between Quebec and Ottawa over personal cultivation of pot plants
QUEBEC - Ottawa’s plan to legalize marijuana is causing a rift with Quebec over how many plants are allowed to be grown at home. The federal government’s bill allows Canadians to cultivate...
Feb 08, 2018

GOP senators raise more questions about Steele and dossier
WASHINGTON - Two influential Republican senators have injected new information into the partisan dispute over the government’s secret surveillance of a former campaign adviser to President Donal...
Feb 08, 2018

Tarantino apologizes to Roman Polanski rape victim
NEW YORK - Quentin Tarantino has apologized to Roman Polanski rape victim Samantha Geimer for comments he made in a 2003 radio interview with Howard Stern. In a statement Thursday to IndieWire, Tarant...
Feb 08, 2018
Senators teammates disagree with length of Burrows' 10-game suspension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators knew Alex Burrows was facing a suspension, but 10 games caught them by surprise. The NHL department of Player Safety handed Burrows a 10-game suspension Wednesday night fo...
Feb 08, 2018

Police recover remains of six people in alleged serial killer probe
TORONTO - An alleged serial killer accused of murdering five men is expected to face more charges after Toronto police announced the discovery of more human remains on Thursday. Homicide Det. Sgt. Han...
Feb 08, 2018

Ex-staffer says former Manitoba cabinet minister groped her, tried tickling her
WINNIPEG - Another former Manitoba government employee says she was groped and sexually harassed by a longtime NDP cabinet minister. Shannon Van Raes told The Canadian Press she worked with Stan Strut...
Feb 08, 2018

Ohio governor delays killer's execution over juror concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Thursday delayed the execution of a killer set to die next week, citing a letter he received from a juror who recommended death for the inmate at his trial 20...
Feb 08, 2018

Supreme Court to examine process for deciding residential school compensation
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the process used to determine compensation for former residential school students. The high court has agreed to hear the appeal of an Indigenous man -...
Feb 08, 2018

Public dispute among New Brunswick judges is 'extraordinary,' professor says
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick law professor says a disagreement between judges that’s playing out in public is “extraordinary” and does little to promote public confidence in the adm...
Feb 08, 2018