Category Archives: Canadian Press
Wells Fargo claws back part of CEO, other executive's salary
WASHINGTON - Wells Fargo says CEO John Stumpf and the executive who ran the bank’s retail banking division will forfeit tens of millions of dollars in bonuses as the bank tries to stem a scandal...
Sep 27, 2016
Direct Energy to answer utility bill questions face-to-face in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Direct Energy is sending customer service representatives to Fort McMurray, Alta., to meet with residents who were hit with pricey utility bills months after fleeing May’s...
Sep 27, 2016
A look at where the royals are going Wednesday
WHITEHORSE - Here are details for Wednesday of the royal tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: - The royal couple visit the MacBride Museum of Yukon History in Whitehorse, where they’ll mee...
Sep 27, 2016

Driver uses cardboard Trump head in carpool lane
SEATTLE - A cardboard cutout of a head in a passenger seat definitely caught the attention of a Washington State Patrol trooper Tuesday morning. That’s because it wasn’t just any old cardb...
Sep 27, 2016

Too many grizzly bears seeking berries dying in British Columbia: study
EDMONTON - A study suggests hungry grizzly bears drawn to bountiful berry crops in southeastern British Columbia are dying in disturbing numbers. The fruit the grizzlies want to eat is in the same Elk...
Sep 27, 2016

Snapshot highlights of the royal tour on Tuesday
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Kelowna on Tuesday for a tour of the city that included a visit to a local university campus and a chance to sample British Columbia’s c...
Sep 27, 2016

Notley dismisses concerns minimum wage hike, carbon tax will hurt Alberta economy
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she rejects the notion that a minimum-wage hike and carbon tax will hurt the provincial economy. Opposition parties have lambasted the NDP government for c...
Sep 27, 2016

Blige, Clinton interview clips face ridicule online
LOS ANGELES - A pair of clips teasing Mary J. Blige’s interview with Hillary Clinton on her upcoming Apple Music show “The 411” isn’t winning over social media users. The tease...
Sep 27, 2016
Senate could fix practice of citizenship revocations without hearings
OTTAWA - The Senate could come to the rescue of Canadians who are being stripped of their citizenship without a hearing. Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar, who is sponsoring another citizenship-related b...
Sep 27, 2016

Ottawa gives conditional approval to giant LNG project for B.C. coast
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government gave conditional approval Tuesday to the massive Pacific NorthWest LNG project planned for British Columbia’s northwest coast. Environment Minister Cather...
Sep 27, 2016