Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal mayor says city implementing measures amid three coyote attacks involving kids
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is taking all necessary steps to track down a coyote that is believed to have attacked three young children in the past week, Montreal’s mayor said Monday. Valeri...
Jul 30, 2018
Feds won't decriminalize any drugs besides cannabis, despite calls from cities
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not consider decriminalizing drugs beyond marijuana, despite calls from Canada’s major cities to consider the measure. As the opioid epidemic washes ...
Jul 30, 2018
Daisy Peterson Sweeney's family upset about Montreal street about-face
MONTREAL - Just weeks before the first anniversary of her death, Daisy Peterson Sweeney’s family is upset the City of Montreal has changed its mind about naming a street after the piano teacher ...
Jul 30, 2018
Man in Netherlands accused of sexual extortion involving Alberta teen
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in the Netherlands have arrested a man who is accused of sexually extorting a 14-year-old Lethbridge, Alta., boy online. Investigators in Alberta say the accused met the boy...
Jul 30, 2018
Quebec personalized licence plates: website up and running after crashing last week
MONTREAL - Quebecers have ordered more than 8,500 personalized licence plates since they became available last week, a spokesman for Quebec’s automobile insurance board said Monday. About 2,000 ...
Jul 30, 2018
Is it on the map? Liberals face hurdles with infrastructure transparency tool
OTTAWA - An online map laying out billions in infrastructure spending approved by the federal Liberals has yet to provide the full scope of funding towards new and upgraded bridges, roads and transit ...
Jul 30, 2018
Higher interest rates to hit younger, middle-income households: federal analysis
OTTAWA - Younger, middle-income households will be among those that feel the biggest financial sting from the Bank of Canada’s gradual move towards higher interest rates, says a newly released f...
Jul 30, 2018
Canadian-bred filly Wonder Gadot to run next in US$1.25-million Travers Stakes
After conquering the boys through two-thirds of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, heralded filly Wonder Gadot will look to do the same south of the border. Trainer Mark Casse said Monday that Wonder Gado...
Jul 30, 2018
Winnipeg club board member resigns after Canadian Nationalist Party meeting
WINNIPEG - A cultural club in Winnipeg said one of its board members has agreed to resign after it hosted a meeting for the Canadian Nationalist Party over the weekend. The Belgian Club said in a stat...
Jul 30, 2018
Prosecutor featured in 'The Staircase' on Netflix has died
DURHAM, N.C. - One of the prosecutors who tried the infamous 2001 North Carolina killing featured in “The Staircase” documentary series has died. Police say Freda Black, a former Durham as...
Jul 30, 2018