Category Archives: Canadian Press
Political stakes set to change for Opposition Conservatives under new leader
OTTAWA - Conservative members of Parliament emerged Wednesday from their final caucus meeting under the leadership of Rona Ambrose - and landed squarely in politically uncertain territory. In 10 days&...
May 17, 2017
Indigenous fashion week in Vancouver to celebrate 'cultural appreciation'
Organizers of Vancouver’s first indigenous-focused fashion week say the event will celebrate “cultural appreciation” for designers and creators who are used to seeing their work appr...
May 17, 2017
Brazilian judge demands to be called 'Your Honor' at bakery
SAO PAULO - Brazil’s top judicial oversight board has decided it won’t sanction a judge who allegedly got angry at a bakery cafe waiter and demanded the man address him as “Your Hono...
May 17, 2017
Weaver says Greens will fight pipeline, calls Clark's Liberals 'reckless'
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s three Green members will use their increased political clout to fight Kinder Morgan’s $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, party leader And...
May 17, 2017
Infrastructure bank may avoid projects with too much financial risk, Sohi says
OTTAWA - The government’s new agency for financing major construction projects might take a pass on proposals that pose too great a risk for taxpayers when they’re asked to make a private ...
May 17, 2017
Quebec woman gone missing found alive one week later in Saskatchewan
Quebec provincial police say a young woman who went missing last week has been found alive in Saskatchewan. Police said today passersby contacted authorities after recognizing Karine Major on the stre...
May 17, 2017
Answers on Russia still far away as anti-doping agency meets
MONTREAL - The lurid details - dark-of-night swapping of tainted urine samples with clean ones through a hole cut into the wall - have been confirmed by an independent investigator who delivered a 144...
May 17, 2017
Roughriders sign safety Mike Edem to extension through 2018
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian safety Mike Edem to a contract extension through 2018. The Riders recently acquired the 27-year-old Edem and a conditional selection in the 2...
May 17, 2017
With waiver, US lets Iran keep getting benefits of nuke deal
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration took a key step Wednesday toward preserving the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran, coupling the move with fresh ballistic missile sanctions to show it isn’t ...
May 17, 2017
Lawmaker behind misogynistic forum quits, cites safety fears
CONCORD, N.H. - A Republican lawmaker who was criticized for creating a misogynistic online forum resigned Wednesday, citing concerns for the safety of his loved ones and himself. The resignation of R...
May 17, 2017