Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mortgage risks fading thanks to higher rates, tougher rules: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada provided a closer look Wednesday at just how much stricter mortgage rules and higher interest rates have helped slow the entry of new households into the category of “...
Nov 14, 2018
Canada Post issues new offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes
OTTAWA - Canada Post has issued what it calls a “time-limited” contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes that have created a historic backlog of undelivered parce...
Nov 14, 2018
NASA wants Canadian boots on the moon but feds still pondering space options
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government faced criticism Wednesday for a tepid response to the head of the U.S. space agency saying he wants to see Canadian astronauts walking on the moon in the near future. J...
Nov 14, 2018
Another delay in case of man accused of killing four people in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - There is yet another delay in the case of a Fredericton man accused of murdering two police officers and two civilians in an August shooting spree. Provincial court Judge Julian Dickson ...
Nov 14, 2018
No G20 member has climate plan strong enough to meet Paris targets: report
OTTAWA - Canadians produce more greenhouse gas emissions per person than any other G20 economy, according to a new analysis. Climate Transparency, a coalition of international climate organizations, r...
Nov 14, 2018
Canadian Premier League buys Ontario's League 1, looks to develop talent there
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League added depth and a place to percolate talent on Wednesday by purchasing Ontario’s League 1. The new pro circuit says League 1 will become “an integral ...
Nov 14, 2018
B.C. MLAs urge Trudeau to call byelection immediately in Burnaby-South
OTTAWA - Four NDP provincial politicians from British Columbia are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call a byelection in the federal riding of Burnaby South, where federal New Democrat leader J...
Nov 14, 2018
Lawyers seek 'Apprentice' tapes in Trump immigration suit
BOSTON - Lawyers suing President Donald Trump over his decision to end special protections shielding certain immigrants from deportation are seeking unaired footage from his reality TV show “The...
Nov 14, 2018
Ventura visits next Minnesota governor, and talks pot
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jesse Ventura returned to his old workplace to advise Minnesota’s next governor on transition issues - and took the opportunity to talk up legalizing marijuana. Ventura said he...
Nov 14, 2018
'Game of Thrones' returning in April 2019 for final season
LOS ANGELES - The eighth and last season of “Game of Thrones” finally has a date with destiny. HBO said Tuesday that the series will return in April 2019 with six episodes to conclude its ...
Nov 14, 2018