Category Archives: Canadian Press
Postal services ready for looming wave of legal cannabis deliveries
TORONTO - Legal cannabis is set to usher in a wave of high-value, age-restricted parcels in the mail system, and delivery companies say they’re ready. The test of the system will come as Ontario...
Oct 16, 2018
In The Rings: Curling Canada plans to revisit residency rules over next year
Curling Canada high-performance director Gerry Peckham acknowledges that the current residency setup for elite Canadian curlers is an issue that is “timely and incredibly relevant.” It see...
Oct 16, 2018
Idaho wildlife official resigns after killing baboon family
BOISE, Idaho - A top Idaho wildlife official has resigned amid outrage over a photo of him posing with a baboon family he killed during a hunting trip Africa, ending days of turmoil for a state where ...
Oct 16, 2018
EU official urges Britain's May to get creative on Brexit
LUXEMBOURG - The European Union largely abandoned hope of clinching a Brexit deal this month and a top EU official implored British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday to come up with “a new m...
Oct 16, 2018
Toronto police welcome to apply to march in Pride Parade again, organizers say
Toronto’s Pride Parade has lifted a ban on uniformed police officers participating in the colourful annual event, saying the force was welcome to apply to be a part of next summer’s festiv...
Oct 16, 2018
Ex-UK prime minister: Brexit issue 'had to be gripped'
CLINTON, N.Y. - Former British Prime Minister David Cameron says it was right for the United Kingdom to hold the referendum that resulted in his nation voting to leave the European Union. Cameron, the...
Oct 16, 2018
U.S. pot firm urges Trump to deny Canadian producers 'competitive advantage'
WASHINGTON - An American cannabis producer is warning President Donald Trump that Canada is poised to dominate the North American marijuana industry unless the United States takes steps to eliminate b...
Oct 16, 2018
French hostage in Yemen freed after more than 4 months
PARIS - France’s president on Tuesday announced the release of a French citizen held hostage in Yemen for more than four months. President Emmanuel Macron congratulated all those who contributed...
Oct 16, 2018
Turkish official: Police found evidence of Khashoggi slaying
ISTANBUL - Police searching the Saudi Consulate found evidence that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed there, a high-level Turkish official said Tuesday, and authorities appeared ready to also se...
Oct 16, 2018
Hurricane is blamed for 16 deaths in Florida alone
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm, state emergency authorities said Tuesday. ThatR...
Oct 16, 2018