Category Archives: Canadian Press
Abortion pill to become more widely available after new billing code adopted
HALIFAX - The abortion pill is expected to become more widely available to women in Nova Scotia starting next month, as part of a series of measures adopted by the province aimed at improving abortion...
May 23, 2018
CN to purchase hundreds of grain cars as transportation bill becomes law
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway is preparing to purchase hundreds of new grain hopper cars to get shipments moving after a bill that encourages railways to make investments to avert service disru...
May 23, 2018
Union calls on prime minister to step into 'stalled' Phoenix compensation talks
OTTAWA - The country’s largest civil service union called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday to intervene in “stalled” talks aimed at compensating federal government emplo...
May 23, 2018
CEO of Royal Canadian Mint to resign in July after just three years on the job
OTTAWA - The CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint has abruptly declared she is leaving her post later this summer after just three years of a five-year term, citing a desire for a better work-life balance. ...
May 23, 2018
Judge: President can't block critics on Twitter
NEW YORK - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump is violating the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter because of their political views. U.S. District Judge Naomi Re...
May 23, 2018
Federal panel urging Canada to ramp up efforts to collect blood plasma
OTTAWA - Canada needs to do more to collect and stockpile its own homegrown plasma, the blood component used to make various medical treatments including life-saving drugs known as immune globulins, a...
May 23, 2018
Feds fall short of Rae request with $300M pledge for Rohingya crisis
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers pledged money and diplomatic leadership on Wednesday as they promised that Canada will spearhead international efforts to stop the campaign of ethnic violence agains...
May 23, 2018
Yulia Skripal says recovery from poisoning 'slow, painful'
LONDON - Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with her ex-spy father in a nerve agent attack, said Wednesday her recovery has been “slow and painful,” and that she hopes to return to her home i...
May 23, 2018
Stand or stay out of sight: NFL takes on anthem protesters
ATLANTA - Stand or stay out of sight. Looking to quell a national debate that was sparked by Colin Kaepernick, stoked by President Trump and some say chipped away at the very popularity of AmericaR...
May 23, 2018
Media are not an arm of the police, Vice lawyer tells Supreme Court hearing
OTTAWA - Journalists are not an investigative arm of the police, a lawyer representing Vice Media told the Supreme Court of Canada in arguing there should be clear protections for the media when enfor...
May 23, 2018