Category Archives: Canadian Press
Federal bill to expand CPP won't hurt women in retirement, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the country’s social safety net says new parents, particularly women, won’t lose out on increased Canada Pension Plan benefits if they leave the ...
Nov 28, 2016
Nova Scotia intimate-photo case delayed as lawyers seek to narrow issues
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The complexities in one of Canada’s largest prosecutions involving the alleged sharing of intimate images without consent has resulted in a delay. Defence lawyer Joshua Nodel...
Nov 28, 2016
Panthers fire coach Gallant, cite philosophical differences
SUNRISE, Fla. - Gerard Gallant wanted the Florida Panthers to play one way, and his bosses wanted another. As such, they’re not his bosses anymore. The Panthers cited philosophical differences M...
Nov 28, 2016
Number of terrorist travellers to Syria, Iraq may be levelling off: CSIS
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians heading overseas to fight in Syria and Iraq appears to have levelled off, Canada’s spy agency says. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is not seeing the ...
Nov 28, 2016
Priesthood documents on teen marriages can be used in polygamy trial: judge
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Documents admitted into court for three accused from a polygamous community in British Columbia allege the trio took two girls, aged 13 and 15, to the United States to marry elders o...
Nov 28, 2016
Alberta on track for $10.8B deficit, but 25,000 jobs added: finance minister
EDMONTON - Alberta’s fiscal outlook for this year is a tiny bit better, but still billions of dollars in the red. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the estimated deficit for this year has been revi...
Nov 28, 2016
Brief renaming of Vancouver's Trump Tower prompts apology from Google Maps
VANCOUVER - Google Maps is apologizing for what it says were inappropriate names used for Trump landmarks that surfaced on its maps over the weekend, including in Vancouver. For a brief period on Satu...
Nov 28, 2016
Debut of abortion pill Mifegymiso in Canada delayed to January
TORONTO - The much-anticipated arrival of the abortion pill Mifegymiso in Canada has been delayed until the new year. The drug’s Canadian distributor, Celopharma Inc., says it now expects to lau...
Nov 28, 2016
Paisley Park to host 2017 celebration of Prince's life
CHANHASSESN, Minn. - Prince’s Paisley Park will host a four-day celebration of the “Purple Rain” megastar’s life next year. The event, “Celebration 2017,” will be h...
Nov 28, 2016
Deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium remains a mystery
VANCOUVER - All possible explanations - from food sickness to intentional poisoning - are being investigated for the deaths of two of the Vancouver Aquarium’s beluga whales after examinations fa...
Nov 28, 2016