Category Archives: Canadian Press
Supreme Court won't hear immigration detention case involving Jamaican man
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a deported man’s claim that the five years he spent in immigration custody amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Alvin Brown arrived in Can...
Nov 1, 2018
Manitoba Tories reject private member's bill on weight, height discrimination
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government appears set to kill a Liberal bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of weight and body size. Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard introd...
Nov 1, 2018
Supreme Court to rule on Quebec-N.L. feud over Churchill Falls hydro riches
The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver a decision Friday in one of Canada’s bitterest interprovincial feuds - the notorious 1969 Churchill Falls hydro deal between Quebec and Newfoundland and ...
Nov 1, 2018
Two Northwest Territories ministers survive cabinet expulsion vote
YELLOWKNIFE - Two cabinet ministers in the Northwest Territories have survived votes on whether they should be expelled from cabinet. Glen Abernethy will keep his job in Health and Social Services and...
Nov 1, 2018
Supreme Court won't hear appeal by former Canadiens star Guy Lafleur
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear former NHL great Guy Lafleur’s bid to seek damages stemming from an arrest several years ago. Lafleur was seeking financial compensation follow...
Nov 1, 2018
Canadian David Saint-Jacques now scheduled to launch Dec. 3 on space mission
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is heading to space - and a bit earlier than anticipated. The Canadian Space Agency confirmed Thursday Saint-Jacques, 48, will launch on Dec. 3 for a ...
Nov 1, 2018
Malaysian financier charged in multibillion-dollar scheme
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against a fugitive Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers accused in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfere...
Nov 1, 2018
Congregations attacked at synagogue to hold joint service
PITTSBURGH - The three congregations attacked at a Pittsburgh synagogue will gather for a joint service Saturday, while a prayer vigil is planned outside their desecrated worship space to mark the tim...
Nov 1, 2018
US average mortgage rates ease; 30-year at 4.83 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, in a quiet pause after weeks of market anxiety over rising interest rates. Home borrowing rates still remain at their highest levels in m...
Nov 1, 2018
CFL commissioner Ambrosie said league has no plans to reverse bonuses directive
The CFL won’t be extending an olive branch to its players before the start of contract talks. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he has no plans to overturn the league’s directive that teams...
Nov 1, 2018