Category Archives: Canadian Press
Possibly coming to a province near you: Manon Masse and Quebec's 'revolutionary' party
MONTREAL - Seven years ago, Manon Masse was aboard a flotilla of ships bound for the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the embattled territory. She had joined activist...
Sep 28, 2018
QuickSketch of Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard
MONTREAL - A quicksketch of Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard, who is vying for a second mandate as premier when Quebecers go to the polls Monday: Age: 61 Born: June 26, 1957, in Montreal. Job ...
Sep 28, 2018
A closer look at the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, by the numbers
OTTAWA - The final price tag for a new span at the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States is out, and so too are some other details about the Gordie Howe International Bridge. He...
Sep 28, 2018
Karlsson's wife does not have to turn over alleged cyberbullying evidence: judge
TORONTO - A judge has denied a request by the fiancee of former Ottawa Senators winger Mike Hoffman to see evidence related to allegations that she harassed and cyberbullied the wife of the team’...
Sep 28, 2018
QuickSketch of Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee
MONTREAL - A quicksketch of Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee, who is aiming to become premier Monday: Age: 60. Born: Feb. 13, 1958, in Thetford Mines, Que. Education: Law degree, Universite ...
Sep 28, 2018
Hard-campaigning Jean-Francois Lisee hoping for late surge as election looms
MONTREAL - It was 7 a.m. on a Sunday, but Jean-Francois Lisee was full of energy as he met with Parti Quebecois members who’d roused themselves for an early breakfast with their leader. Less tha...
Sep 28, 2018
Tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two ...
Sep 28, 2018
Ontario to scrap Drive Clean emissions test, target heavy duty vehicles instead
TORONTO - Ontario’s emissions testing program for older passenger vehicles will be dismantled next year and replaced with a new system that will focus on heavy-duty vehicles such as transport tr...
Sep 28, 2018
A few facts and figures about Quebec election campaign
MONTREAL - A few facts and figures about Monday’s Quebec general election: Major parties: Liberal Party of Quebec, Coalition Avenir Quebec, Parti Quebecois, Quebec solidaire Total number of regi...
Sep 28, 2018
Without sovereignty as issue, Quebec leaders struggled to offer vision
MONTREAL - Quebecers head to the polls Monday after a rare election campaign in which independence was not an issue and parties were left struggling to present a clear vision to voters. Public opinion...
Sep 28, 2018