Category Archives: Canadian Press
Senate committee backs amendment giving provinces power to ban home-grown pot
OTTAWA - A Senate committee passed 40 amendments Monday to the federal government’s cannabis legalization bill, including one that would allow provinces and territories to ban home-grown marijua...
May 28, 2018
Phoenix 'fiasco' goes under the auditor general's microscope for a second time
OTTAWA - The latest auditor general’s report being released Tuesday could be another black eye for the Liberals over how they’ve managed the rollout of the federal government’s revil...
May 28, 2018
Leaked audit suggests B.C. environment rules for energy industry being ignored
VICTORIA - A leaked audit of oil and gas practices in northeastern British Columbia suggests rules to reduce the impact of industry on caribou habitat are being routinely ignored. “The audit ide...
May 28, 2018
'We are sorry:' Alberta premier formally apologizes to '60s Scoop survivors
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley has formally apologized for Alberta’s role in the ’60s Scoop, and although survivors say that doesn’t close the book on one of Canada’s darkest...
May 28, 2018
Young Canadians draw Portugal in debut game at renowned Toulon soccer tournament
VITROLLES, France - Canada drew Portugal 0-0 Monday at the Festival International Espoirs in France. Better known as the Toulon Tournament, the youth soccer competition has seen the likes of Zinedine ...
May 28, 2018
Manitoba Appeal Court told man's conviction in drug dealer's death cannot stand
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man imprisoned for 23 years for first-degree murder before spending the last nine years on probation is on the verge of having his name cleared. Lawyers for the Crown and defence...
May 28, 2018
Concerns raised over high fees charged to temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA - Canada needs to do more to protect temporary foreign workers from being charged predatory recruiting fees and falling victim to human trafficking, says a national non-profit organization that...
May 28, 2018
Via Rail cancels service between Sudbury and White River as CP Rail strike looms
MONTREAL - Via Rail Canada has cancelled some service in Northern Ontario because of a strike notice given to Canadian Pacific Railway by its unions. The unions representing train operators and signal...
May 28, 2018
Royal newlyweds are not booked to stay at the Fairmont in Jasper: spokeswoman
JASPER, Alta. - A spokeswoman for the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has shot down reports that the resort will host newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan on their honeymoon. The statement comes after the gos...
May 28, 2018
Wynne's threat to order York U strikers back to work sign of 'desperation'
TORONTO - A re-elected Liberal government would order striking York University workers back to the classroom, the party’s leader pledged Monday in what some experts called a desperate attempt to...
May 28, 2018