Category Archives: Canadian Press
Whitecaps lead by a goal but impact confident of comeback in Canadian Cup second leg
MONTREAL - The Vancouver Whitecaps have the lead, but the Montreal Impact will have a lot on their side in the second leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal at Saputo Stadium on Tuesday night. N...
May 29, 2017
CMAJ editorial blisters Liberal government over age limit in legalized-pot plan
OTTAWA - An editorial in the latest Canadian Medical Association Journal says the Trudeau government’s plan to legalize marijuana will put young people at risk by setting 18 as the benchmark min...
May 29, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, May 29 --- POPE OPEN TO RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS APOLOGY, PM SAYS: Canadians are anxious to reconcile with Indigenous Peoples, Justin Trudeau described telling Pop...
May 29, 2017
Privacy czar raises flag over planned U.S. border password searches
OTTAWA - Canadian privacy could be imperilled by apparent U.S. plans to demand cellphone and social media passwords from foreign visitors, a federal watchdog says. In a letter to the House of Commons ...
May 29, 2017
NDP gets Green support to form minority government in British Columbia
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s New Democrat and Green party leaders shook hands Monday in the legislature on a deal to pave the way for the formation of a new minority government, but Premier Chr...
May 29, 2017
Prince Charles receives honorary degree in Transylvania
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Transylvanian university says Prince Charles has received an honorary degree for his devotion to Romania at the start of a private visit to the East European country. The rector...
May 29, 2017
Aerial Assault: B.C. Lions' receiving corps ready to roar in 2017
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Chris Williams is doing some extra work after a training camp session, cutting and stopping to test his surgically repaired knee under a trainer’s watchful eye. A few metres awa...
May 29, 2017
NDP MP, leadership hopeful Niki Ashton says she's pregnant, pressing on
OTTAWA - Manitoba MP Niki Ashton is expecting a baby in November, the NDP leadership hopeful announced Monday. Ashton is one of six candidates seeking the party’s top job - a leadership race sch...
May 29, 2017
Roundup of news from Nova Scotia's provincial election campaign
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s party leaders fanned out across the province Monday trying to sway undecided voters in the final hours before the provincial election. The NDP and Progressive Co...
May 29, 2017
The suspenseful moments before Andrew Scheer declared Conservative leader
TORONTO - Maxime Bernier was clutching his partner’s hand so hard his knuckles were white, his brown leather brogues nervously tapping the floor. Across the aisle, Andrew Scheer’s daughter...
May 29, 2017