Category Archives: Canadian Press
Calgary policeman may have saved himself by shooting man with machete in mall
CALGARY - An investigative unit says a seriously injured police officer who shot a man coming at him with a machete in a Calgary mall probably saved himself with his actions. The Alberta Serious Incid...
May 15, 2017
Nova Scotia NDP candidate steps down over offensive online comments
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia New Democratic candidate has stepped down after CTV reported on offensive language he used online several years ago. CTV says Dartmouth East NDP candidate Bill McEwen resigned ...
May 15, 2017
Auditor calls out bad management at Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp.
OTTAWA - A federal Crown corporation with a history of bad management practices has drawn the ire of the federal auditor general for the second time in less than a decade for a complete lack of risk-m...
May 15, 2017
Alberta judge won't block sale of ranch land by aging cattleman to young couple
CALGARY - A judge has ruled an aging cattleman showing signs of dementia was not duped when he sold part of his land in the Rocky Mountain foothills to a young couple for a modest sum to keep the prop...
May 15, 2017
Liberals nominate Madeleine Meilleur as official languages commissioner
OTTAWA - Former Ontario cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur has formally been nominated as the country’s official languages commissioner. Both the House of Commons and the Senate will have to ap...
May 15, 2017
Rona Ambrose expected to resign seat in House of Commons by summer
OTTAWA - Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is expected to resign her seat in the House of Commons this summer, sources confirmed Monday. The longtime Alberta MP has been serving as the temporar...
May 15, 2017
How much per gram? Provinces, feds to start debating price tag on legal pot
OTTAWA - Governments from across the country will meet next month to debate a key question about Canada’s eventual recreational-marijuana market - how much should users pay for their pot? Federa...
May 15, 2017
Learjet crashes short of runway, killing 2 crew members
CARLSTADT, N.J. - A jet trying to land at a small airport near New York City crashed less than a mile from the runway among small warehouses and industrial buildings Monday, killing two crew members a...
May 15, 2017
Man offers 'apology beer' after drunken break-in attempt at Halifax apartment
HALIFAX - An attempted break-in at a Halifax apartment has resulted in an unexpected apology - and a six-pack of “apology beer.” Caitlynne Hines said a drunk man attempted to enter her nor...
May 15, 2017
New U.S. trade czar: Trump will be remembered as an all-time great president
WASHINGTON - Never mind his reported blabbing about secret intelligence to a foreign adversary, low approval numbers, lack of signature legislation, hints of another major staff shakeup and multiple i...
May 15, 2017