Category Archives: Canadian Press
New housing strategy could cut into child poverty rates, groups say
OTTAWA - About 450,000 children are in families that depend on social assistance to pay the bills and the vast majority live below the poverty line, says a new report that hopes to prod the federal go...
Nov 21, 2017
CCPA report calls for expansion of pension regulations
OTTAWA - A report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends that payments to shareholders such as dividends and share buybacks by companies should be limited if their pension plans are...
Nov 21, 2017
Defender Josh Williams says Columbus players trying to ignore off-field concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Defender Josh Williams gets the question pretty much wherever he goes. What does the future hold for the Columbus MLS franchise? Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures, which h...
Nov 21, 2017
Man arrested in cop killing; mom accused of helping him flee
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Tips from informants helped lead law enforcement to the man accused of fatally shooting a rookie police officer, and the suspect’s mother is accused of helping him evade ar...
Nov 21, 2017
'The piano has a story': Musical relic with scars from Halifax Explosion on sale
HALIFAX - A musical relic that survived one of Halifax’s darkest days with only minor scars is going up for sale. Lois Miller says her grandfather bought a Stohlman New York piano from Phinney&#...
Nov 21, 2017
Halifax man strangled off-duty cop, disposed of body with compost bin, jury told
HALIFAX - A Halifax man accused of killing an off-duty police officer “heard her last breaths” as he strangled her and later dumped her body using a green compost bin, a Crown attorney tol...
Nov 21, 2017
In the news today, Nov. 21
Seven stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 20 --- FEDS ON ALERT AFTER U.S. DECISION ON HAITIANS A decision to end a temporary residency permits for almost 60,000 Haitians in the United States has the ...
Nov 21, 2017
Bombing at Nigeria mosque kills at least 50
LAGOS, Nigeria - A teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the ...
Nov 21, 2017
Montreal's Grevin wax museum unveils sculpture of Justin Trudeau
MONTREAL - Instead of having to elbow through a crowd of fawning denizens to get a snapshot of Justin Trudeau, fans of the 23rd prime minister can now take their time for a selfie with their favourite...
Nov 21, 2017
Quebec finance minister announces personal income tax cuts
Quebec’s finance minister announced personal income tax cuts and increased funds for health and education on Tuesday and immediately denied the moves had anything to do with next year’s pr...
Nov 21, 2017