Category Archives: Canadian Press
Liberals fork over another $30 million to keep Canada at F-35 table
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly paid another $30 million toward development of the F-35 - money that could become insurance in the trade dispute between U.S. aerospace firm Boeing and Canadian rival Bomba...
May 25, 2017
Alberta Energy Regulator to reconsider Suncor tailings plan it rejected
CALGARY - Alberta’s energy watchdog has agreed to reconsider a plan by Suncor Energy to clean up its tailings ponds so as to take into account new technology the oilsands giant plans to use. The...
May 25, 2017
Greek ex-prime minister hurt as letter bomb explodes in car
ATHENS, Greece - Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos was injured after a letter bomb exploded inside his car in a central Athens on Thursday in an attack that also left two Bank of Greece empl...
May 25, 2017
Brewing company creates beer in honour of baby hippo Fiona
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Zoo’s prematurely born hippo named Fiona is getting a new beer in her honour. Listermann Brewing Company is releasing a Team Fiona New England-style IPA. The hippo...
May 25, 2017
Man wins new sex-assault hearing due to trial lawyer's poor performance
TORONTO - A man convicted of sexually assaulting two girls deserves a new hearing because he was blindsided at trial about a statement he had given to police, Ontario’s top court has ruled. In i...
May 25, 2017
Modernization of payment systems long overdue amid rapid changes: BoC official
The country’s payments infrastructure is long overdue for an update to ensure financial system stability amid the rapid advance of new technologies and the risks that accompany them, a senior Ba...
May 25, 2017
Families of missing, murdered women urge critics to get behind national inquiry
OTTAWA - Bernie Williams says she and other indigenous women have already been to hell and back - and now is not the time to give up on a national public inquiry they’ve spent decades fighting f...
May 25, 2017
Kelly or Wingels to replace White as Senators tweak lineup for Game 7
PITTSBURGH - The Ottawa Senators are tweaking their lineup for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. Head coach Guy Boucher said that Chris Kelly or Tommy Wingels will take the place of rookie Colin...
May 25, 2017
Federal government's methane emission reduction plan raises industry concerns
CALGARY - Tougher methane emission regulations unveiled Thursday are expected to create oil and gas services jobs, but have raised concern that the costs of implementation could further weaken an indu...
May 25, 2017
Nigel Wright broke ethics rules during Duffy affair, watchdog report says
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s one-time chief of staff was never prosecuted for his role in Mike Duffy’s Senate expenses fiasco, but now Nigel Wright is getting a belated ...
May 25, 2017