Category Archives: Canadian Press

Canada's tax system unfairly favours wealthy, poll of CRA auditors suggests
OTTAWA - A recent union-sponsored survey suggests an overwhelming majority of federal government auditors believe Canada’s tax system unfairly favours the wealthy over average Canadians. The pol...
Aug 17, 2018

Higher fuel, labour costs push airfare skyward, boosting rise in inflation
MONTREAL - Rising fuel costs drove a 28 per cent year-over-year rise in the price of airfare and helped push inflation to its highest level since 2011. The leap in airfares - which moved in rough alig...
Aug 17, 2018

Kansas independent candidate wants to lure votes from Kobach
WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas election officials certified independent Greg Orman as a candidate for Kansas governor on Friday, and the businessman immediately tried to appeal to disaffected Republicans, who...
Aug 17, 2018

Quebec wrestler Jacques Rougeau packing it in after one final match with sons
MONTREAL - Members of one of Quebec’s most famous wrestling families will enter the squared circle one last time Saturday as local legend Jacques Rougeau hangs up his boots for good. When he wre...
Aug 17, 2018
Canadian National Exhibition opens in Toronto amid labour dispute
TORONTO - Visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto were greeted by picket lines and chats of protest on Friday as the annual event opened amid a labour dispute involving hundreds of wor...
Aug 17, 2018
Court: Same-sex partner can pursue claim in toddler's death
TRENTON, N.J. - A woman whose same-sex partner’s biological daughter was killed in a New Jersey traffic accident can seek damages for emotional distress even though she and the other woman weren...
Aug 17, 2018

Toronto FC continues busy stretch with key road game against Earthquakes
Fresh from another successful Canadian Championship title defence, Toronto FC returns to the grind of trying to claw its way into the Major League Soccer playoff picture on Saturday at San Jose. Toron...
Aug 17, 2018

No changes planned to push Irving out of National Shipbuilding Strategy: Brison
HALIFAX - The federal Treasury Board president says there are no changes planned to the National Shipbuilding Strategy that would compromise the role of Halifax’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. The sh...
Aug 17, 2018
Wolfpack look to make Hull Kingston Rovers their first Super League victim
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack, no stranger to firsts, mark another milestone Saturday when they host Hull Kingston Rovers. The venerable visitors, whose history dates back to 1882, are the first Supe...
Aug 17, 2018

Lions' Shawn Lemon looking forward to facing former Argos teammates
TORONTO - Shawn Lemon will have a little extra juice Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. The veteran defensive lineman will make his first appearance in Toronto since being dealt to B.C. on July 24 for a...
Aug 17, 2018