Category Archives: Canadian Press

Montreal borough set to adopt bylaw in effort to stem tide of gentrification
MONTREAL - A gritty Montreal neighbourhood with roots that date back to the industrialization of Canada is trying to stop itself from turning into an enclave of trendy, upscale restaurants and little ...
Oct 27, 2016
Weather Network predicts 'eerily calm' weather for Halloween night
TORONTO - Trick-or-treaters across the country are in for some “eerily calm” weather this Halloween. The Weather Network has released its forecast for Oct. 31 and says those who plan to ve...
Oct 27, 2016

Independents' control over Senate imminent with PM poised to fill 21 vacancies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named nine new, non-partisan senators, bringing him within reach of his goal to transform the discredited Senate into a more reputable, independent chamber o...
Oct 27, 2016

Jurors sequestered at Jacques Corriveau fraud trial in Montreal
MONTREAL - The fate of a man once described as a “central figure” in the federal sponsorship scandal was placed in the hands of a jury Thursday as deliberations began in Jacques Corriveau&...
Oct 27, 2016
Ontario police going high-tech in search for witnesses in homicide case
OTTAWA - Some cellphone users will be getting a couple of texts today as provincial police in Ontario unveil an innovative technique to identify potential witnesses in an ongoing homicide investigatio...
Oct 27, 2016
Policy Prescriptions Trump and Clinton on global trade
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump wants to blow up the way the United States does business with the rest of the world. Hillary Clinton repudiates an ambitious Asia-Pacific trade deal she once praised and vows...
Oct 27, 2016
AP-GfK Poll: Clinton advantage fueled by growing enthusiasm
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton appears on the cusp of a potentially commanding victory over Donald Trump, fueled by solid Democratic turnout in early voting, massive operational advantages and increasing ...
Oct 27, 2016

Abu Sayyaf got $7.3 million from kidnappings
MANILA, Philippines - Abu Sayyaf pocketed at least 353 million pesos ($7.3 million) from ransom kidnappings in the first six months of the year and have turned to abductions of foreign tugboat crewmen...
Oct 27, 2016
At Trump hotel in Washington, alternate reality: All is well
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump may be spending most of his days inside the frantic hurricane of the presidential campaign, but inside his new hotel in Washington, calm and luxury prevail. Staff members off...
Oct 27, 2016

US abstains in UN vote on Cuba embargo for the first time
The United States abstained for the first time in 25 years Wednesday on a U.N. resolution condemning America’s economic embargo against Cuba, a measure it had always vehemently opposed. The U.S....
Oct 27, 2016