Category Archives: Canadian Press

Molson Coors thinking 'very carefully' about legalization of marijuana
MONTREAL - Molson Coors says it is looking to Colorado for insight on the possible effects the legalization of marijuana in Canada could have on its beer sales. Stewart Glendinning, CEO of Molson Coor...
Nov 01, 2016
Liberals edge Tories in fundraising as NDP donations dry up in third quarter
OTTAWA - The federal NDP’s money woes have gone from bad to worse as donations continued to dry up during the third quarter of this year. According to financial reports filed with Elections Cana...
Nov 01, 2016

Kansas taxes nearly $13M less than anticipated in October
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas collected nearly $13 million less in taxes than anticipated in October, with the latest disappointing report Tuesday coming a week before an election determines whether voter dis...
Nov 01, 2016
By the Numbers: A legalized marijuana market
OTTAWA - A look at some of the numbers associated with a legalized recreational marijuana market in Canada as compiled by the parliamentary budget officer: 655 - The number of metric tonnes of marijua...
Nov 01, 2016
Raonic hits 17 aces as he reaches Paris Masters 3rd round
PARIS - Fourth-seeded Milos Raonic hit 17 aces as he beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters. The big-serving Canadian has been hampered by...
Nov 01, 2016

Pressure mounting for flooding of Muskrat Falls reservoir: Nalcor CEO
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Unless flooding of a reservoir near the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project is completed within the next three weeks, the construction site could be inundated with water from ...
Nov 01, 2016
World record attempt at screenings for sexually transmitted infections
SASKATOON - Organizers at the University of Saskatchewan are looking to break an unofficial world record for the number of people screened for sexually transmitted infections. Some 812 people were tes...
Nov 01, 2016
Couillard announces measures in wake of police monitoring of Quebec reporter
QUEBEC - Revelations that Montreal police kept tabs on a reporter’s iPhone prompted Premier Philippe Couillard to announce Tuesday he is forming a committee of experts to look into the surveilla...
Nov 01, 2016

'Prayed for this:' Honduras police make arrest in Saskatchewan man's death
MARTENSVILLE, Sask. - Verna Martens has amassed a thick file folder of notes and documents and hounded government officials in Canada and Honduras with letters and phone calls since her son was shot a...
Nov 01, 2016
Infrastructure bank a keystone in Liberal economic plan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are banking on the creation of a new, arm’s-length lending machine that could leverage billions in public money and turn it into new highways, bridges and transit p...
Nov 01, 2016