Category Archives: Canadian Press
VW wants to storm car market with cheaper electric model
FRANKFURT - Volkswagen intends to invest 44 billion euros ($50 billion) in the electric and autonomous car technologies expected to reshape the industry - and said it would make battery-powered vehicl...
Nov 16, 2018
Spirit Awards heap noms on 'Eighth Grade,' 'First Reformed'
NEW YORK - The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards showered nominations on Bo Burnham’s coming-of-age tale “Eighth Grade,” Lynne Ramsay’s existentialist thriller “You Wer...
Nov 16, 2018
New Brunswick to develop carbon plan but won't give up fight against carbon tax
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s new Tory premier says his government will develop a plan to reduce carbon emissions, but won’t give up on being part of a court challenge of the federal carbo...
Nov 16, 2018
B.C. government to bring lower transgender surgery to the province
VANCOUVER - Gwen Haworth says she always knew her gender identity, even when she was very young, but coming out about 18 years ago was a hard choice made even harder by a lack of services in her home ...
Nov 16, 2018
Trump says written responses go to Mueller team next week
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he “very easily” answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, though he speculated that the questions had been “tricked up...
Nov 16, 2018
Coach wants Canada to stay humble against Germany in Rugby World Cup repechage
Canada coach Kingsley Jones isn’t about to let his team rest on its laurels in the wake of a lopsided 65-19 win over Kenya to open the Rugby World Cup repechage tournament. “It’s a g...
Nov 16, 2018
Backlog of irregular asylum claims has ballooned to over 28,000
OTTAWA - The backlog of asylum claims from irregular migrants awaiting a decision on whether they can stay in Canada has grown to over 28,000. New statistics from the Immigration and Refugee Board sho...
Nov 16, 2018
Trump's heated rhetoric not in line with U.S. actions: American senators
HALIFAX - Two outspoken U.S. senators - one Republican and one Democrat - took aim Friday at President Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric about rejecting globalism in favour of nationalism. Republica...
Nov 16, 2018
Workers at Quebec-run liquor stores begin 3-day strike, shutting down most outlets
MONTREAL - A labour dispute that began with stickers on store windows and wine bottles turned backwards on the shelves has escalated into a three-day weekend strike at Quebec’s provincially run ...
Nov 16, 2018
Government to act quickly if Saturday midnight deal deadline breached: source
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government gave one final push Friday to bring the Canada Post labour dispute to a close, suggesting it will act quickly if rotating strikes continue beyond a Saturday midnight de...
Nov 16, 2018