Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau swats away Super Hornet questions amid Boeing-Bombardier dispute
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out swinging Friday against the U.S. government over its investigation into a trade dispute between U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and Canadian rival Bombardie...
May 19, 2017
Mom: Child welfare officials were OK with cage for toddler
POTTSVILLE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania mother whose 22-month-old son was kept in a cage by his father said Friday that local child welfare officials had previously seen the enclosure and approved of it. Tif...
May 19, 2017
Quebec businessmen confident premier's trip to Israel will yield results
JERUSALEM - Members of Quebec’s business community are confident that a current trip to Israel will help the province turn its innovative ideas into marketable products. More than 100 people, in...
May 19, 2017
Ontario police force looking to GPS darts as alternative to dangerous pursuits
TORONTO - High-speed car chases could soon be a thing of the past for Ontario’s provincial police. The force says it has launched a pilot project that will test the use of laser-aimed darts arme...
May 19, 2017
Iowa to pay $6.5M to settle landmark sports bias lawsuits
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle discrimination lawsuits filed by former athletic administrator Jane Meyer and her partner, former women’s field hockey co...
May 19, 2017
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Tories are promising to introduce a “no-boondoggle guarantee” if they are elected in the May 30 provincial election. Progressive Conservative Leader ...
May 19, 2017
Trump to Muslims on first foreign trip: Drive out terrorists
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will use his first visit to the Middle East to call for unity in the fight against radicalism in the Muslim world, casting the challenge as a “battle between ...
May 19, 2017
Canadian injured in Times Square car attack in 'very critical' condition:Police
New York City police say a Canadian woman remains in very critical condition a day after a speeding car slammed into pedestrians in Times Square in what authorities said was a deliberate attack. Assis...
May 19, 2017
Feds asking domestic abuse victims to face abusers for child benefit: NDP
OTTAWA - The opposition New Democrats say some women who are fleeing domestic abuse are being told they need to get a form signed by their abuser in order to collect the Liberal government’s chi...
May 19, 2017
Government must have power in approval of infrastructure bank deals: Barton
OTTAWA - The man who played a lead role in drawing up the blueprint for Canada’s proposed infrastructure bank says the agency should not be completely independent of political oversight. Cabinet...
May 19, 2017