Category Archives: Canadian Press
Baloney Meter: Will tougher penalties for gang members make Canada safer?
OTTAWA - “Canadians deserve to feel safe where they live. A Conservative government will deal swiftly and firmly with gang crime as part of our overall plan for a safer Canada.” - Conserva...
Nov 15, 2018
Hometown talent to be showcased as NCAA basketball comes to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Louise Forsyth can’t wait to play basketball in front of a hometown crowd again. Seeing family and friends in the stands is rare now that the Langley, B.C., native plays guard for th...
Nov 15, 2018
Allies rally to UK's May amid leadership woes over Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May won support for her beleaguered Brexit deal Friday from key politicians and business groups, but she remained besieged by internal party opponents determine...
Nov 15, 2018
Saudi Arabia to seek death penalty in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia will seek the death penalty against five men suspected of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, its top prosecutor said Thursday, while the U.S. slapped sancti...
Nov 15, 2018
'Brain drain' question from student shadows Trudeau's trade push in Asia
SINGAPORE - Talented people who immigrate to Canada don’t necessarily abandon their home countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told students in Singapore Thursday, when he had to defend the c...
Nov 15, 2018
School bullying video shows how people with disabilities are devalued: advocates
GLACE BAY, N.S. - Advocates say a disturbing video showing a Cape Breton teen’s classmate walking over him in a stream demonstrates how the lives of people with disabilities are often devalued. ...
Nov 15, 2018
Gallant names new mission after stepping down: repair N.B.'s linguistic divide
FREDERICTON - Former premier Brian Gallant announced plans to resign as New Brunswick Liberal leader Thursday, as well as a new mission: to tour Canada’s only officially bilingual province in a ...
Nov 15, 2018
In the news today, Nov. 15
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 15 --- NO SPIKE IN STONED DRIVING AFTER OCT. 17: POLICE Police departments across the country say they haven’t seen a dramatic spike in cannabis impai...
Nov 15, 2018
Early data suggests no spike in pot-impaired driving after legalization: police
VANCOUVER - Canadian police have not seen a spike in cannabis-impaired driving one month since legalization, but there needs to be more awareness of laws around storing marijuana in vehicles and passe...
Nov 15, 2018
Manitoba Tory backbencher holds another fundraiser at men-only squash club
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba government backbencher is once again holding a fundraising event at a squash club that doesn’t allow women to become members. The constituency association for Scott Johnsto...
Nov 15, 2018