Category Archives: Canadian Press
Abandoning a boat in Canadian waters will no longer be legal: Garneau
OTTAWA - Canada is no longer going to give a free pass to boat owners who dump their dirty old vessels in Canadian harbours and waterways. Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s new Wrecked, Abandone...
Oct 30, 2017
Toronto police officer with cocaine in his wallet pleads guilty to misconduct
TORONTO - A disciplinary tribunal will weigh whether a Toronto police officer who had cocaine in his wallet should be demoted for a year and submitted to random drug tests. Det.-Const. Kirk Blake plea...
Oct 30, 2017
Conflict-of-interest screens working well, Trudeau cabinet ministers say
OTTAWA - Several members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet are singing the praises of conflict-of-interest screens they have been using to avoid controversy - and that members of the pr...
Oct 30, 2017
Oilpatch wants 'flexibility' on coming methane cuts; says jobs at risk otherwise
EDMONTON - Thousands of jobs in the oil patch are at risk if governments try to impose the wrong approach to cutting back a highly potent greenhouse gas, says an industry lobby group. “Let’...
Oct 30, 2017
Nova Scotia RCMP first in Canada to offer eagle feathers for swearing oaths
HALIFAX - In what is being described as a first for the RCMP, the Mounties in Nova Scotia are now offering victims, witnesses and police officers the option to swear legal oaths on an eagle feather, i...
Oct 30, 2017
Emaciated sea lion receives life-saving care at Vancouver's marine mammal centre
VANCOUVER - A sickly California sea lion is recuperating at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre after it was rescued from a Vancouver Island beach. The manager of the rescue centre says...
Oct 30, 2017
Veteran, versatile ex-AP photographer 'Red' McLendon dies
LOS ANGELES - Lennox “Red” McLendon, a globe-trotting photographer who chronicled everything from the Vietnam War to the Academy Awards during a long career with the U.S. Navy and The Asso...
Oct 30, 2017
Polanski retrospective sparks protest in Paris
PARIS - French feminist groups on Monday staged a protest against a retrospective honouring director Roman Polanski at film institute La Cinematheque Francaise. A few dozen protesters gathered near th...
Oct 30, 2017
3 Prince heirs ask judge to remove estate administrator
CHJANHASSEN, Minn. - Three heirs of Prince are asking a judge to remove the company that is managing his estate. Sharon and Norrine Nelson, the late music superstar’s half sisters, and their bro...
Oct 30, 2017
Gary Sinise named 2018 Rose Parade grand marshal
PASADENA, Calif. - Gary Sinise has been named grand marshal of the 2018 Rose Parade, which will feature the theme “Making a Difference.” Tournament of Roses President Lance Tibbet announce...
Oct 30, 2017