Category Archives: Canadian Press
Conservative leader rejected caucus calls to kick Maxime Bernier from caucus
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says he wanted Andrew Scheer to kick the openly defiant Maxime Bernier out of the federal caucus last month, but the Tory leader refused, insisting that his outspoken former...
Jul 04, 2018
American border patrol agents stopping and boarding Canadian vessels: spokesman
GRAND MANAN, N.B. - A little-known cross-border dispute that has simmered between Canada and the United States since the late 1700s is now approaching the boiling point. In the past two weeks, at leas...
Jul 04, 2018
Ontario cancelling cap and trade akin to pulling out of climate framework: feds
OTTAWA - The federal government is interpreting Ontario’s cancellation of its cap-and-trade program as equivalent to withdrawing from Ottawa’s national climate change framework - and is re...
Jul 04, 2018
Sentencing hearing scheduled for Winnipeg man convicted of sending letter bombs
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of sending letter bombs to his ex-wife and two lawyers will have a sentencing hearing Oct. 3. Guido Amsel appeared briefly in Winnipeg court and says he has once ag...
Jul 04, 2018
Prices and homes listed up, sales down in Metro Vancouver real estate market
VANCOUVER - The supply of homes in Metro Vancouver’s real estate market hit a three-year high as sales dipped below historical averages last month. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver rep...
Jul 04, 2018
WestJet reviewing baggage policy after customer calls it discriminatory
TORONTO - WestJet says it is reviewing its baggage policy after a customer complained that it discriminated against travellers from certain countries. At issue is an airline policy that prevents trave...
Jul 04, 2018
'Very big shock:' Nunavut man killed by polar bear while protecting his children
ARVIAT, Nunavut - A Nunavut man died this week while protecting his children from a rare polar bear attack. RCMP say Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on an island about 10 kilometres from the hamlet of Arviat, ...
Jul 04, 2018
Boston Symphony heading back outdoors to Tanglewood
BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra is returning to its seasonal home at Tanglewood. Music director Andris Nelsons will conduct works by Mozart and Tchaikovsky as the renowned orchestra kicks off i...
Jul 04, 2018
Warner takes over as captain of Winnipeg T20 team
KING CITY, Ont. - The Winnipeg Hawks appointed controversial Australian opening batsman David Warner as captain of their Global T20 Canada team on Wednesday. The 31-year-old cricketer replaces the inj...
Jul 04, 2018
Defending champ Chestnut sets record with 74 hot dogs
NEW YORK - Joey “Jaws” Chestnut extended his reign as champion eater at the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest Wednesday, downing a record 74 wieners and buns in 10 m...
Jul 04, 2018