Author Archives:
Affable Green leader sets sight on potential P.E.I. election victory
CHARLOTTETOWN - An affable dentist with a distinct Scottish accent, Peter Bevan-Baker ran nine times for the Green party -federally and provincially - before finally winning a seat in the P....
Apr 24, 2019
Ethics commissioner opens probe into Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon
MONTREAL - Quebec's ethics commissioner has announced she is opening an investigation into Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon regarding assets he allegedly holds in private companies. The investi...
Apr 24, 2019
QuickSketch: Dennis King, the apparent next premier of Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Dennis King, leader of the P.E.I. Progressive Conservatives and the Island's apparent next premier. Age: 47. Early years: Grew up in Georgetown, P.E.I. Education: Graduated f...
Apr 24, 2019
Montreal native Nicholas Latifi off to solid start on Formula 2 race circuit
Practice makes perfect for Canadian Nicholas Latifi. The 23-year-old Montreal auto racer has started his third Formula 2 campaign impressively with a win and third-place finish from&nbs...
Apr 24, 2019
In the news today, April 24
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 24 --- VOTERS IN P.E.I. ELECT TORY MINORITY Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island's two-party system, electing a&nb...
Apr 24, 2019
In the news today, April 22
Three stories in the news for Monday, April 22 --- FLOOD WATERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING IN QUEBEC, N.B. More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stackin...
Apr 24, 2019
Residents eye rising waters as Legault says new approach needed to flood relief
MONTREAL - Some 800 Canadian military personnel fanned out across Quebec on Monday, filling sandbags and aiding evacuations as Premier Francois Legault warned that climate change will i...
Apr 24, 2019
Elizabeth May's wedding dress a 'walk through a garden' on Earth Day
VICTORIA - Instead of marching for Earth Day, Green party Leader Elizabeth May marched down the aisle in Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral on Monday. May married John Kidder, a retired technolog...
Apr 24, 2019
'We want to be good neighbours:' Pot plant deals with stink at Edmonton airport
EDMONTON - A skunky smell greeting travellers at Edmonton's airport doesn't mean stinky critters are running lose in the area. The scent is coming from the Edmonton International Aiport's new neighbou...
Apr 24, 2019
Early data suggests no post-legalization spike in drug-impaired driving charges
VANCOUVER - Canadian police say they haven't been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach. The Canadian Press canva...
Apr 24, 2019