Category Archives: Canadian Press
'A start:' Alberta critical of Ottawa's $1.6B package for ailing energy sector
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Ottawa’s new $1.6-billion aid package for the oilpatch will help, but is essentially tone deaf and won’t fix the pipeline bottleneck crippling the provin...
Dec 18, 2018
Zimbabwe inquiry finds army, police killed 6 during protest
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean soldiers and police used “unjustified and disproportionate” force to kill 6 people during election protests in August, according to an official report release...
Dec 18, 2018
Trump Foundation reaches deal to dissolve amid lawsuit
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation reached a deal Tuesday to go out of business, even as Trump continues to fight allegations he misused its assets to resolve business dis...
Dec 18, 2018
Case of truck driver charged in Humboldt Broncos crash put over until new year
MELFORT, Sask. - The case of a Calgary truck driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been adjourned until the new year. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving...
Dec 18, 2018
Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration Tuesday banned bump stocks, the firearm attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine-guns and were used during the worst mass shooting in mo...
Dec 18, 2018
Post office restores normal delivery times as mediated talks fail
OTTAWA - The restoration of delivery service guarantees by Canada Post - three weeks after striking postal workers were forced back to work - proves the shipment backlogs Ottawa used to justify legisl...
Dec 18, 2018
Former premier testifies about moments of 'stress' after Muskrat Falls sanction
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The former premier who sanctioned Newfoundland and Labrador’s controversial Muskrat Falls hydroelectric megaproject says she would have dropped the project if she though...
Dec 18, 2018
Dellen Millard gets third consecutive life sentence for father's death
TORONTO - Notorious triple killer Dellen Millard will likely spend the rest of his days in prison after a judge handed the Toronto man a third consecutive life sentence for murder on Tuesday, this tim...
Dec 18, 2018
Regina's Zack Evans signs extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
Regina native Zack Evans is staying home after signing a four-year extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The six-foot-four defensive lineman began his second stint with the Roughriders in 2018 ...
Dec 18, 2018
Quebecer Andre Tamine sentenced to 8 years for Australian cocaine cruise plot
A Quebecer who pleaded guilty in Australia to smuggling cocaine aboard a luxury cruise ship has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Andre Tamine, 65, was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Kate...
Dec 18, 2018