Category Archives: Canadian Press
About 120 computers at Universite de Montreal hit with WannaCry virus
MONTREAL - Universite de Montreal is monitoring its IT network after about 120 of the school’s computers were infected with the same cyberattack that hit computers around the world. University s...
May 16, 2017
Zac Efron to play serial killer Ted Bundy in upcoming biopic
LOS ANGELES - Zac Efron has signed on to star as Ted Bundy in a biopic about the serial killer. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety report Efron will play Bundy in “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly E...
May 16, 2017
Winnipeg zoo forced to make heart-breaking decision about aging, arthritic tiger
WINNIPEG - Age-related arthritis has led to a long-standing resident of Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo being euthanized. Zoo officials confirmed Monday in a Facebook posting that Kendra, a matr...
May 16, 2017
New passenger bill of rights spells out compensation for air travellers
OTTAWA - Airlines won’t be allowed to bump passengers from a flight against their will under a new passenger bill of rights introduced Tuesday by Transportation Minister Marc Garneau. That chang...
May 16, 2017
Improvements to Canada's outdated northern airports overdue, auditor says
OTTAWA - Canada's top accountant is calling on the federal government to kick start much-needed improvements to airports in Canada's remote north. In his spring report to Parliament, auditor general M...
May 16, 2017
Finance refused to release details on fossil fuel subsidies: auditor
OTTAWA - It’s nearly impossible to tell if the government is meeting a promise to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies because it won’t provide the necessary information, the audito...
May 16, 2017
Auditor general finds oversight, enforcement problems of foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Canada’s temporary foreign workers program is rife with oversight problems that appear to have allowed lower-paid international workers to take jobs that out-of-work Canadians could fil...
May 16, 2017
Highlights from auditor general Michael Ferguson's spring 2017 report
OTTAWA - Some of the highlights from auditor general Michael Ferguson’s spring 2017 report, tabled Tuesday: - The RCMP is failing to meet the mental health needs of its members, with new mental ...
May 16, 2017
Mounties missing mark on mental health programs, auditor general says
OTTAWA - The RCMP is failing to meet the mental health needs of its members due to a lack of resources, poor monitoring and meagre support from supervisors, says the federal spending watchdog. While t...
May 16, 2017
US industrial production posts biggest gain since 2014
WASHINGTON - American industry expanded production last month at the fastest pace in more than three years as manufacturers and mines recovered from a March downturn. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday ...
May 16, 2017