Category Archives: Canadian Press

Minister already met with 22 bands in Trans Mountain consultation redo
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has personally met with leaders of nearly two dozen Indigenous communities since the Federal Court of Appeal struck down the Canadian government’...
Nov 05, 2018

Descendants of Vimy Ridge oak trees live on in Canada, and now France
MONTREAL - In April 1917, a Canadian soldier standing on a war-ravaged battlefield in France pocketed a souvenir to send home: a handful of acorns from a downed oak tree at Vimy Ridge. Now, a century ...
Nov 05, 2018

On eve of U.S. midterms, not all women are mobilized against Trump
RICHMOND, Va. - If the Democrats succeed in breaking through in the U.S. midterm elections Tuesday, it will have a lot to do with women like Callie Rennison. The Colorado university professor has alwa...
Nov 05, 2018
Monahan, Pettersson, Point named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan, Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson and Tampa Bay Lightning centre Brayden Point have been named the NHL three stars of the week. Monahan had four ...
Nov 05, 2018
British Columbia faces lawsuit: Fracking dams exempted from environmental review
VANCOUVER - A conservation group is suing the British Columbia government for exempting two oilpatch dams from environmental rules years after the dams were built. “It seems like the government ...
Nov 05, 2018

Feds promise $165 million in compensation after shortchanging 270,000 veterans
OTTAWA - Repaying hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans and their survivors for a calculating error that deprived them of some of their pensions for seven years will cost $165 million, the federa...
Nov 05, 2018

Singh urges Liberal government to 'roll over' unspent money for veterans
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the Liberal government to spend millions of dollars that have been earmarked to help veterans that have been left unspent. The New Democrats will use an...
Nov 05, 2018

They're back, minus Posh: Spice girls to tour UK next summer
LONDON - The Spice Girls are coming back for a British stadium tour next summer. The band plans to take the stage without fashion designer Victoria Beckham, who performed as “Posh Spice” d...
Nov 05, 2018

Autopsy finds rapper Mac Miller died from drugs and alcohol
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Mac Miller died from an accidental overdose caused by a combination of cocaine, alcohol, and the powerful opioid fentanyl, a coroner’s report released Monday said. The Los A...
Nov 05, 2018
Ludacris, Migos to perform at pre-Super Bowl concert
NEW YORK - Ludacris, Migos and Lil Jon will represent Atlanta and hip-hop culture when they perform at the EA SPORTS BOWL days before the Super Bowl next year. Electronic Arts Inc. and OnLocation Expe...
Nov 05, 2018