Category Archives: Canadian Press
Privacy watchdogs call for more oversight over voters' private details
OTTAWA - Canada’s privacy watchdogs are collectively calling on all levels of government to force political parties to disclose any personal information they hold on voters and allow for indepen...
Sep 17, 2018
Trade, economic concerns come to fore as Ontario MP ditches Liberals for Tories
OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition forced the Liberals onto the defensive Monday as the governing party watched one of their own abruptly cross the floor to join the chorus of Tories declaring that ...
Sep 17, 2018
Manziel takes first-team reps, will start against Blue Bombers Friday
MONTREAL - The quarterback carousel in Montreal has spun again, and Johnny Manziel is once again the next man up. The former Cleveland Brown took the majority of Montreal’s first-team snaps at p...
Sep 17, 2018
Feds, Indigenous groups agree on spending plans for $1.7 billion for child care
OTTAWA - Three national Indigenous organizations will receive a combined $1.7 billion to spend on child care over the coming decade under an agreement announced on Monday. The 10-year funding comes fr...
Sep 17, 2018
Abdelrazik torture lawsuit delay would be unconscionable, his lawyer tells judge
OTTAWA - The federal government is making a last-minute plea to delay the Federal Court hearing of a long-simmering lawsuit from a Montreal man over Canada’s role in his detention in Sudan. The ...
Sep 17, 2018
Senators hire Peter MacTavish as assistant GM to fill void left by Randy Lee
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have found Randy Lee’s replacement, naming Peter MacTavish as the team’s new assistant general manager on Monday. The Senators said in a statement that MacTavi...
Sep 17, 2018
Canada bans use of trans fats in food products
TORONTO - Canada’s ban on the main source of artificial trans fats came into effect Monday, making it illegal for manufacturers to use the additive in any food made or imported into the country,...
Sep 17, 2018
Sapporo ends bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. After meeting with Sapporo representatives, the International O...
Sep 17, 2018
'Optimism bias' often brings Muskrat Falls-style cost overruns, inquiry told
HAPPY VALLEY GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Hydroelectric dams like Muskrat Falls are particularly vulnerable to cost and schedule overruns, an expert testified Monday as a public inquiry into the Labrador hydro m...
Sep 17, 2018
Canadian home sales rise by 0.9 per cent between July and August: CREA
OTTAWA - Canada’s housing market rebound appears to be slowing amid diminishing increases in national home sales, says the Canadian Real Estate Association. The organization said on Monday that ...
Sep 17, 2018