Category Archives: Canadian Press
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, June 30 --- OFFICIALS PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON CANADA 150 CELEBRATIONS: Officials in Ottawa are preparing for a flood of half a million people expected to jam...
Jun 30, 2017
Flames GM Brad Treliving keeps up torrid pace re-signing Michael Stone
CALGARY - General manager Brad Treliving didn’t wait until the start of unrestricted free agency to fill the Calgary Flames’ needs. The most aggressive GM in the NHL in recent days kept up...
Jun 30, 2017
Manitoba Tories dump Steven Fletcher from caucus saying he wasn't a team player
WINNIPEG - A high-profile backbench member of the Manitoba legislature who recently spoke out against some of his own government’s policy has been dumped from caucus. The Progressive Conservativ...
Jun 30, 2017
Mature, less mature and incremental: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - There’s so much Canada-red and white on Parliament Hill that when the hundreds of thousands of bleary-eyed partygoers finally finish toasting the country’s 150th birthday this wee...
Jun 30, 2017
A list of five B.C. New Democrats with cabinet potential
VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan has a group of political veterans to choose from for his New Democrat cabinet, a team that is bound to be tested by an experienced Liberal opp...
Jun 30, 2017
Canadian pulse exporters get six-month waiver on pest treatment for India
CALGARY - India has issued a six-month extension allowing Canadian peas and lentils to be exported to the country without first being treated for pests. Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon said the notice i...
Jun 30, 2017
NewsAlert: Gunman inside New York City hospital is dead: Police
New York City police spokesman says gunman inside Bronx Lebanon Hospital is dead. The Canadian Press
Jun 30, 2017
Arkansas officer with large social media following cuts back
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A central Arkansas police officer with a million Instagram followers said he plans to post less on social media during work hours. Tommy Norman, an officer with the North Lit...
Jun 30, 2017
Caps coach Robinson does not cherish memories of battle with German star
VANCOUVER - Carl Robinson does not exactly have fond memories of playing against Bastian Schweinsteiger. “He was probably the hardest player I’ve played against,” said Robinson, a We...
Jun 30, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at the main Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - The Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill (the biggest one ever) is set for 150th birthday celebrations on Saturday in the nation’s capital. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at preparat...
Jun 30, 2017