Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Some baloney' in Trudeau's claims about supply management under new trade deal
OTTAWA - “We have a supply management system that continues to be very much in place to protect both our agricultural sector and our consumers. This is something that continues. We have made mod...
Oct 04, 2018
Russia accused of targeting chemical weapons watchdog
BRUSSELS - The Dutch defence minister on Thursday accused Russia’s military intelligence unit of attempted cybercrimes targeting the international chemical weapons watchdog and the investigation...
Oct 04, 2018
A barrage of cards for N.S. widower: 'I'm amazed and I'm so thankful'
SYDNEY, N.S. - A delighted Nova Scotia widower has received nearly a thousand letters from around the world, days after his daughter invited people to send him cards as he approached his first birthda...
Oct 04, 2018
Warrant: Florida mom who left baby in car waited to get help
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - A Florida woman is accused of leaving her toddler in a hot car for more than eight hours and waiting before driving him to a hospital. News outlets report 34-year-old Emily Bird...
Oct 04, 2018
7 Turkish soldiers killed in blast blamed on Kurdish rebels
ANKARA, Turkey - Kurdish rebels detonated an explosive device on a road in southeast Turkey, killing at least seven soldiers on Thursday, officials said. Two other soldiers were wounded in the attack....
Oct 04, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 4
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 4 ___ FORD IN SASKATCHEWAN TO TALK CARBON TAX Ontario Premier Doug Ford is bringing his anti-carbon tax crusade to Saskatchewan. Ford is to meet with Premie...
Oct 04, 2018
New trade deal could result in resumption of Canadian Super Bowl ads
TORONTO - Will Canadian fans of big-budget, American Super Bowl ads get to see them while the NFL championship game is played next February, or will that be ruled out of bounds after just two seasons?...
Oct 04, 2018
U.S. not invited to Canada's save-the-WTO summit of 13 'like-minded' countries
OTTAWA - Canada has not included the United States in an upcoming meeting aimed at saving the international trading system because it doesn’t share the views of the 13 invited countries, says th...
Oct 04, 2018
Puerto Rican woman convicted in murder-for-hire of Canadian husband
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago was found guilty on Wednesday. Aurea Vazquez Rijos had been charged ...
Oct 04, 2018
Elias Pettersson scores first goal in Canucks' 5-2 victory over Flames
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson had one thought when he hit the ice before his first NHL game Wednesday - stay upright. The 19-year-old Vancouver Canucks centre said he knew about the league’s trad...
Oct 03, 2018