Category Archives: Canadian Press
Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump victory
WASHINGTON - There’s more hustle than hope behind an effort to derail Donald Trump’s presidency in the Electoral College. Republican electors are being swamped with pleas to buck tradition...
Dec 15, 2016
Former Mount Cashel residents seek $8M in damages for sexual, physical abuse
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Mount Cashel was a “repetitive nightmare” that never really goes away, say lawyers seeking $8 million in damages for four lead plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit. Roman...
Dec 15, 2016
Super Bowl ads: Canadian MPs say CRTC made a bad call, needs to reverse it
WASHINGTON - Two federal MPs are throwing a challenge flag over Canada’s new all-American policy on Super Bowl ads, hoping the country’s broadcast regulator will rethink a decision they sa...
Dec 15, 2016
Quebec and Ontario sign $1-billion annual hydroelectricity agreement
MONTREAL - Quebec and Ontario officially signed a $1-billion hydroelectricity deal on Thursday that the premiers of both provinces said was historic and the beginning of an increased energy partnershi...
Dec 15, 2016
Judge confirms six-year prison term for ex-Quebec mayor Gilles Vaillancourt
LAVAL, Que. - A judge has accepted a joint Crown-defence recommendation that a former prominent Quebec mayor be sentenced to six years in prison for fraud. Ex-Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt pleaded g...
Dec 15, 2016
Guidelines offer women options for treating 'morning sickness' during pregnancy
TORONTO - Morning sickness can really put a damper on the experience of being pregnant, but the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists hopes updated treatment guidelines will help women better ma...
Dec 15, 2016
Ombudsman hopes Liberals act on promised reforms amid growing prison violence
Canada’s outgoing prisoners’ ombudsman says “it’s time” for the federal government to move on promised reforms he hopes will dampen a rising wave of violence in the natio...
Dec 15, 2016
Medical marijuana growing company expanding to Edmonton International Airport
EDMONTON - A medical marijuana company says it is expanding production with a massive new grow facility at the Edmonton International Airport. Aurora Cannabis said the airport is close to customs for ...
Dec 15, 2016
Facebook finally gets serious about fighting fake news
NEW YORK - Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network, focusing on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partnering with ou...
Dec 15, 2016
Canadian ice dancers and Sochi Olympians Paul and Islam announce retirement
OTTAWA - Ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam, members of Canada’s team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, have decided to call it a competitive career. Paul and Islam are six-time members of ...
Dec 15, 2016