Category Archives: Canadian Press
NDP proposes rule change to ensure federal watchdogs are non-partisan
OTTAWA - New Democrats are proposing a change to parliamentary rules aimed at ensuring only non-partisan individuals become the independent watchdogs who oversee crucial activities such as government ...
Jun 12, 2017
Halifax medical student 'not a criminal mastermind,' defence tells murder trial
HALIFAX - A Halifax university student is not a “criminal mastermind” and the Crown has twisted evidence in the case to fit its theory that William Sandeson murdered Taylor Samson during a...
Jun 12, 2017
Groups push Liberals to boost child benefit to aggressively cut poverty rates
OTTAWA - A national coalition of anti-poverty groups is asking the Trudeau government to boost the basic amount it provides in child benefits in hopes of cutting child poverty rates in Canada in half ...
Jun 12, 2017
Goods made by child labourers flooding into Canada, new report warns
OTTAWA - A new report says Canadians could be unwittingly purchasing billions in dollars of goods made by child labourers in other parts of the world. The report, to be released today by World Vision ...
Jun 12, 2017
Husband of woman killed in gas and dash incident dies in car crash
CALGARY - A family that came to Canada from Iran to start a new life has been struck by a second devastating tragedy. Ahmad Nourani Shallo died in a crash last week while driving to Calgary to mark th...
Jun 12, 2017
Sidney Crosby wins Conn Smythe Trophy for second straight year as playoff MVP
PITTSBURGH - Another Stanley Cup, and another Conn Smythe Trophy for Sidney Crosby. Crosby was named the most valuable player to his team in the playoffs on Sunday for the second year in a row after h...
Jun 11, 2017
Cosby jury sent home after deliberating 4 hours
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The jury at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial deliberated without reaching a verdict Monday over whether he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago in a case that a...
Jun 11, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup Final Pittsburgh 2 Nashville 0 (Penguins win series 4-2) — CFL Pre-season Calgary 36 Edmonton 35 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Seattle 0 N.Y. Yankees...
Jun 11, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup Final Pittsburgh 2 Nashville 0 (Penguins win series 4-2) — CFL Pre-season Calgary 36 Edmonton 35 — MLB American League Toronto 4 Seattle 0 N.Y. Yankees...
Jun 11, 2017
Canada 'poor performer' for high medication costs for common conditions: study
VANCOUVER - Canada had the second-highest medication costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol in 2015 compared to nine other affluent countries with universal health-car...
Jun 11, 2017