Category Archives: Canadian Press
Offshore ban in Arctic will cost northern economy: Northwest Territories premier
CALGARY - A federal decision to stop issuing offshore oil and gas licences in the Arctic was made without consultation with the people whose economy stands to pay the price, Northwest Territories Prem...
Dec 21, 2016
Hajdu says $1.1M offices to benefit women and girls
OTTAWA - Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu said the choice to spend $1.1-million on a new suite of offices was about ensuring the portfolio remains a priority for many years to come. “It was ...
Dec 21, 2016
Manitoba mother wins bottle feeding dispute with City of Steinbach
STEINBACH, Man. - A Manitoba mother has won her fight with the City of Steinbach over bottle feeding her infant son near a public pool. Jodee Mason filed a complaint in 2013 with the Manitoba Human Ri...
Dec 21, 2016
Youth need more in-person contact, less time online to find work: report
OTTAWA - A new report from the federal government’s expert panel on youth employment points to a need to move away from digital services for young, first-time job seekers and instead offer more ...
Dec 21, 2016
Retired Quebec judge convicted of murder to remain in prison pending case review
QUEBEC - A retired Quebec judge serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his wife will not be released from prison pending a federal review of his case, the Superior Court has ruled....
Dec 21, 2016
Accidental shooting deaths, injuries spike over the holidays
The happiest of seasons is also among the deadliest: Unintentional shootings spike in the U.S. during the holidays, and are more likely to occur than any other time of the year, according to an analys...
Dec 21, 2016
Uber looks to dominate in Brazil while taxis push to ban app
RIO DE JANEIRO - After ceding to the competition in China earlier this year, ride-hailing company Uber is shifting focus to Brazil, Latin America’s most populous nation. Introduced in Brazil jus...
Dec 21, 2016
2016 marks low point for death sentences since 1970s
WASHINGTON - Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s and a further sign of the steady decline in use of the death penalty. The nu...
Dec 21, 2016
Ohio court allows condemned killer's DNA request
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a death row inmate seeking DNA testing on a cigarette butt found near the scene of the 1990 double murder that led to his sentence...
Dec 21, 2016
In town of Jesus' birth, craftsmen take on Chinese knockoffs
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - Christmas is approaching and pilgrims and tourists have begun to arrive, crowding the souvenir shops that line the narrow streets and alleys of Bethlehem, the biblic...
Dec 21, 2016