Category Archives: Canadian Press
Incident with Niagara reporter was violation of rights: Ontario ombudsman
TORONTO - Municipal staff in Niagara Region violated a reporter’s charter rights when they seized his equipment and called police after assuming he was trying to record a closed council meeting,...
Jul 18, 2018
Recently cut Ottawa Redblack Teague Sherman charged with sexual assault
Ottawa police have confirmed former Redblacks defensive back Teague Sherman has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. Police say Sherman was charged last week, but did not provide further de...
Jul 18, 2018
Parks Canada to acquire 1,325 hectares to expand Bruce Peninsula National Park
TORONTO - Parks Canada says it has reached an agreement to acquire a privately owned parcel of land in Ontario’s Georgian Bay area to expand the Bruce Peninsula National Park. The 1,324-hectare ...
Jul 18, 2018
Schumer: Measures needed to reduce toddler drownings in US
ALBANY, N.Y. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says a new report shows the number of drownings involving toddlers in the U.S. has increased in recent years, with young boys dying at twice the rate of girls....
Jul 18, 2018
Banff's bathroom bears returned to the park after 15 months of rehab in Ontario
BANFF, Alta. - Three cubs found abandoned in a washroom along the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park have been returned to the wild. The black bears, now yearlings, were found in April 2017 a...
Jul 18, 2018
Condos rushing to ban pot smoking before legalization, leaving some residents fuming
TORONTO - Gerald Major goes out on the back balcony of his condo several times a day, leaning against the wall and smoking or vaping medicinal cannabis to ease the pain and other symptoms of severe ar...
Jul 18, 2018
HMCS Ville de Quebec departs Halifax with new Cyclone helicopter aboard
HALIFAX - Hundreds of people gathered on a jetty at Halifax’s naval base Wednesday to bid farewell to 240 military members aboard HMCS Ville de Quebec as it headed to the Mediterranean as part o...
Jul 18, 2018
An updated list of federal cabinet ministers following Wednesday's shuffle
OTTAWA - An updated list of federal cabinet ministers following Wednesday’s shuffle, by order of precedence: - Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister - Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emerg...
Jul 18, 2018
Deadly mushrooms make early appearance in Victoria, spark health warning
VICTORIA - A type of potentially deadly mushroom is making an early appearance around Victoria, prompting a warning from the local health authority. Island Health says death cap mushrooms, which usual...
Jul 18, 2018
Canada could get caught in cross-fire of U.S. uranium investigation
Canada could get caught in the crossfire after the U.S. Department of Commerce launched another national security investigation, this time by looking into uranium imports. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ro...
Jul 18, 2018