Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trans Mountain ruling increases uncertainty among resource industry groups
The Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling that consultations for the Trans Mountain project were inadequate has raised concerns from the resources industry about added uncertainty around the duty to ...
Aug 31, 2018
AP Essay: Aretha Franklin, John McCain and the 1960s
“Hope I die before I get old,” the Who sang at Woodstock as the 1960s hurtled to their end. Indeed, the decade and its echoes made premature legends of so many - Kennedy to King, Hendrix t...
Aug 31, 2018
Journalists who worked on documentary arrested in N Ireland
LONDON - Two journalists who worked on a documentary about a mass killing in Northern Ireland were arrested Friday on suspicion of stealing confidential documents. Police said two men, aged 51 and 48,...
Aug 31, 2018
Ex members of Nobel literature body 'no plans on returning'
COPENHAGEN - Two former members of the prestigious body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature who quit in the wake of a sex abuse and financial crimes scandal have dismissed reports they were retu...
Aug 31, 2018

Trump notifies Congress of US trade deal with Mexico and Canada, if it's willing
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland gave a cold shoulder to U.S. President Donald Trump and cozied up instead to her American trade counterpart Friday as Canada’s effort to r...
Aug 31, 2018

Aimia reaches settlement agreement in Aeroplan expiry class action case
Aimia Inc. has agreed to settle a nine-year-old lawsuit over the expiry of Aeroplan mileage points and the closure of dormant Aeroplan accounts - setting the stage for a return of points to eligible m...
Aug 31, 2018
Left behind: Thieves raid Virginia store of right foot shoes
ROANOKE, Va. - Try walking a mile in these shoes. The Roanoke Times reports a Virginia shoe store lost mostly shoes designed for the right foot over the course of two break-ins this summer. Clean Sole...
Aug 31, 2018
WHL player burned in campfire incident tweets he will be released from hospital
CALGARY - An Alberta player with the Western Hockey League who was seriously burned while hanging out at a backyard firepit has tweeted he will be released from a Calgary hospital today. Ryan Vandervl...
Aug 31, 2018
Japan's Aso, Chinese officials endorse global trade system
BEIJING - Japan’s finance minister and Chinese officials have pledged support for the multilateral system of global trade regulation ahead of a possible new round of U.S. tariff hikes in a battl...
Aug 31, 2018

Caffeine hit for Coca-Cola as it buys Costa coffee chain
LONDON - Coca-Cola is hoping for a caffeine-fueled boost with the acquisition of British coffee chain Costa. The soda giant said Friday it is spending 3.9 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) in cash for Bri...
Aug 31, 2018