Category Archives: Canadian Press
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg to talk over cannabis, pharmacare
WINNIPEG - Provincial and territorial health ministers say they are interested in exploring a national pharmacare program and other initiatives - but only if the federal government pays its share. At ...
Jun 28, 2018
Hamilton-area man who gunned down alleged car thief now facing lawsuit
TORONTO - A man acquitted of charges related to his gunning down an alleged car thief outside his Hamilton-area home still faces a civil lawsuit that alleges he behaved negligently. In an unproven sta...
Jun 28, 2018
Health Canada tests 27 sunscreens after skin reactions reported, finds no problems
OTTAWA - Health Canada has not identified any serious concerns with the quality of sunscreens, which were tested after a higher than expected number of reports last summer about skin reactions linked ...
Jun 28, 2018
'Swamp People' producer to pay $282K in OT to employees
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state authorities say the producer of such cable TV reality series as “Swamp People” and “Miami Ink” will pay $282,000 to employees who weren’t pa...
Jun 28, 2018
Minnesota approves Enbridge Energy Line 3 pipeline project
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline, angering opponents who say the project threatens pristine areas a...
Jun 28, 2018
Esks seeking answers, not excuses, as they seek to right the ship against Lions
EDMONTON - Given injuries and all the new faces, it might have been tempting for the Edmonton Eskimos to lean on excuses after having their defence dominated last week. Instead, the Eskimos spent the ...
Jun 28, 2018
Belgium beats England 1-0, moves into tougher side of draw
KALININGRAD, Russia - England barely seemed troubled by losing. Belgium appeared to be a reluctant winner. Such was the curious conclusion to the group stage at the World Cup on Thursday. Neither team...
Jun 28, 2018
Steve Smith scores 61 at Global T20 Canada as Toronto beats Vancouver
KING CITY, Ont. - Former Australian skipper Steve Smith took the first step away from the ball-tampering scandal that derailed his career with an innings of 61 Thursday in the opening game of the Glob...
Jun 28, 2018
Tariff time: ministers in Steeltown, Saguenay Friday to detail aid, response
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will visit Hamilton on Friday to reveal the details of the federal government’s plan to support Canada’s tariff-targeted steel and alumi...
Jun 28, 2018
Different views on impact of sentence in British Columbia polygamy case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s former attorney general says a strong message against polygamy has been sent even though two men at the centre of a long-running legal case received only house arr...
Jun 28, 2018