Category Archives: Canadian Press
Quebec judge once again suspends application of province's face-covering law
MONTREAL - Quebec’s law banning people from covering their faces when receiving or giving a public service cannot enter into force until it goes through judicial review because of the irreparabl...
Jun 28, 2018
Canada still not saying how it will hit UN commitment on land protection by 2020
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its promise to protect about one-sixth of its land and waterways by 2020, but won’t say if the government has ...
Jun 28, 2018
Sovereignty think-tank to appeal CRA ruling denying it charitable status
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Peladeau said Thursday he’ll appeal a decision by the Canada Revenue Agency to deny charitable status to the sovereigntist think-tank he foun...
Jun 28, 2018
Another murder charge in death during riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A fourth inmate has been charged with murder in the death of a fellow prisoner during a riot that caused $3.5 million in damage at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert...
Jun 28, 2018
Health ministers meet in Winnipeg to talk over cannabis, pharmacare
WINNIPEG - Provincial and territorial health ministers say they are interested in exploring a national pharmacare program and other initiatives - but only if the federal government pays its share. At ...
Jun 28, 2018
Hamilton-area man who gunned down alleged car thief now facing lawsuit
TORONTO - A man acquitted of charges related to his gunning down an alleged car thief outside his Hamilton-area home still faces a civil lawsuit that alleges he behaved negligently. In an unproven sta...
Jun 28, 2018
Health Canada tests 27 sunscreens after skin reactions reported, finds no problems
OTTAWA - Health Canada has not identified any serious concerns with the quality of sunscreens, which were tested after a higher than expected number of reports last summer about skin reactions linked ...
Jun 28, 2018
'Swamp People' producer to pay $282K in OT to employees
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state authorities say the producer of such cable TV reality series as “Swamp People” and “Miami Ink” will pay $282,000 to employees who weren’t pa...
Jun 28, 2018
Minnesota approves Enbridge Energy Line 3 pipeline project
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline, angering opponents who say the project threatens pristine areas a...
Jun 28, 2018
Esks seeking answers, not excuses, as they seek to right the ship against Lions
EDMONTON - Given injuries and all the new faces, it might have been tempting for the Edmonton Eskimos to lean on excuses after having their defence dominated last week. Instead, the Eskimos spent the ...
Jun 28, 2018