Category Archives: Canadian Press
Abdelrazik torture lawsuit delay would be unconscionable, his lawyer tells judge
OTTAWA - The federal government is making a last-minute plea to delay the Federal Court hearing of a long-simmering lawsuit from a Montreal man over Canada’s role in his detention in Sudan. The ...
Sep 17, 2018
Senators hire Peter MacTavish as assistant GM to fill void left by Randy Lee
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have found Randy Lee’s replacement, naming Peter MacTavish as the team’s new assistant general manager on Monday. The Senators said in a statement that MacTavi...
Sep 17, 2018
Canada bans use of trans fats in food products
TORONTO - Canada’s ban on the main source of artificial trans fats came into effect Monday, making it illegal for manufacturers to use the additive in any food made or imported into the country,...
Sep 17, 2018
Sapporo ends bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. After meeting with Sapporo representatives, the International O...
Sep 17, 2018
'Optimism bias' often brings Muskrat Falls-style cost overruns, inquiry told
HAPPY VALLEY GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Hydroelectric dams like Muskrat Falls are particularly vulnerable to cost and schedule overruns, an expert testified Monday as a public inquiry into the Labrador hydro m...
Sep 17, 2018
Canadian home sales rise by 0.9 per cent between July and August: CREA
OTTAWA - Canada’s housing market rebound appears to be slowing amid diminishing increases in national home sales, says the Canadian Real Estate Association. The organization said on Monday that ...
Sep 17, 2018
AP Exclusive: WikiLeaks files expose group's inner workings
LONDON - Julian Assange had just pulled off one of the biggest scoops in journalistic history, splaying the innards of American diplomacy across the web. But technology firms were cutting ties to his ...
Sep 17, 2018
Hearing sets up dramatic showdown between Kavanaugh, accuser
WASHINGTON - Republicans on Monday abruptly called Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault decades ago to testify publicly next week, grudgingly setting up a dramatic showdown the...
Sep 17, 2018
Video of shooting on repeat at Chicago cop's murder trial
CHICAGO - The last moments of Laquan McDonald’s life played over and over again for the jury. An officer pulls up, gets out of a squad car and opens fire as the black teenager walks away from po...
Sep 17, 2018
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Rain, floods still in Florence's forecast
MIAMI - The forecast for Florence has not changed, unfortunately: It’s still raining, and rivers are still rising. All but one road in and out of a North Carolina city of 120,000 people are unde...
Sep 17, 2018