Category Archives: Canadian Press

ORLEANS, Ont. - The Canadian women’s curling championship will return to Nova Scotia in 2019, its first appearance in the province in over 25 years. Sydney, N.S., was named Scotties Tournament o...

HOUSTON - The World Series champion Houston Astros have not made the decision yet on whether they will visit the White House to meet with President Donald Trump if an invitation is extended. “We...

OTTAWA - Canada is taking aim at corruption and rights abuses in Russia, Venezuela and South Sudan by imposing targeted sanctions on 52 individuals, including Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It i...

TORONTO - Compostable coffee pods may be increasingly available on store shelves but some Canadian cities, including Toronto, say their waste systems aren’t yet able to process biodegradable ver...

MONTREAL - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Canada’s reputation on refugee matters is solid, but he’s hoping it can do even more. Filippo Grandi said Friday he believ...

BEIJING - Canada’s Gabrielle Daleman was in first place after Friday’s women’s short program at the Cup of China, the third event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Pri...

OTTAWA - JUSTICE Accomplished Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould helped introduce legislation on doctor-assisted dying and develop the mandate for the national inquiry into missing and murdered Ind...

OTTAWA - INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Accomplished The 2016 budget committed $8.4 billion over five years aimed at education, housing and other commitments in the mandate letter given to Carolyn Bennett, origin...

OTTAWA - FOREIGN AFFAIRS Accomplished Trudeau’s original foreign affairs minister was Stephane Dion, whose first task was to improve relations with the United States, including by reducing imped...

OTTAWA - FINANCE Accomplished Finance Minister Bill Morneau cut federal income taxes on the middle bracket and raised the rate on income higher than $200,000 per year, cancelled an income-splitting me...