Category Archives: Canadian Press
Keep your distance from playful belugas off Cape Breton: animal welfare experts
HALIFAX - Ottawa will impose new regulations Wednesday that will require boats to keep a healthy distance from marine mammals, just as two inquisitive beluga whales have been drawing onlookers into wa...
Jul 10, 2018
NATO to reinforce Russia's threat in talks with Trump, says Trudeau
President Donald Trump’s NATO allies will have little time for his pro-Russian musings when he meets the alliance’s leaders at their annual summit in Brussels starting Wednesday, says Prim...
Jul 10, 2018
Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within 'toxic' force
VANCOUVER - Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many live...
Jul 10, 2018
On eve of NATO summit, a look at Canada's defence spending, by the numbers
OTTAWA - When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down Wednesday in Brussels with U.S. President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders, much of the discussion will focus on how much each member of the al...
Jul 10, 2018
Involve business in ocean plastics pollution issue, talks: McKenna
HALIFAX - The federal environment minister says she wants business leaders involved when she and her counterparts from other G7 nations gather in Halifax this fall to discuss how to reduce the flow of...
Jul 10, 2018
New website lets you navigate the PATH on your phone
TORONTO - Many who venture into Toronto’s PATH walkway get lost in the labyrinth of underground tunnels. But a new website wants to help people navigate the largest subterranean shopping mall in...
Jul 10, 2018
Man arrested after toddler fatally shoots self in California
FRESNO, Calif. - A California man has been arrested on suspicion of leaving a loaded gun unsecured before a 2-year-old boy fatally shot himself. The Fresno Bee reports 35-year-old Oscar Ramos was arre...
Jul 10, 2018
Ambrosie says CFL, Argos well aware of turf issues that exist at BMO Field
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the Toronto Argonauts are looking at how to rectify the turf issue at BMO Field. Most of BMO Field’s playing surface is natural grass. But the enti...
Jul 10, 2018
Man missing from B.C.-bound cruise found unresponsive, declared dead in hospital
CAPE FLATTERY, Wash. - A man who went overboard from a Victoria-bound cruise ship has been recovered in waters off southwest Vancouver Island and pronounced dead in hospital. The United States Coast G...
Jul 10, 2018
Finance Department at risk of big-impact cyberattack, say internal documents
OTTAWA - The federal Finance Department is facing a medium risk of a cyberattack that could deliver a significant blow to its ability to carry out some crucial government operations, says a newly rele...
Jul 10, 2018