Category Archives: Canadian Press
Opioid death toll in Canada nearly 4,000 last year, new data shows
OTTAWA - Nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, with men the most likely victims and fentanyl the clear culprit, new government figures show. The numbers released Tuesda...
Jun 19, 2018
Commons committee calls on Liberals to subject parties to privacy laws
OTTAWA - A committee of MPs is calling on the federal government to make political parties and players subject to federal privacy laws to prevent nefarious actors from manipulating Canadian elections....
Jun 19, 2018
Colombian singer at World Cup reports hotel theft in Moscow
MOSCOW - Russian police say that $800,000 worth of valuables have been stolen from Colombian singer Maluma’s hotel room in Moscow while he’s visiting Russia to support the Colombia team at...
Jun 19, 2018
US housing starts jumped 5 pct. in May off Midwest building
WASHINGTON - A surge of construction in the Midwest drove U.S. housing starts up 5 per cent in May from the prior month. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing starts rose to a seasonally...
Jun 19, 2018
NewsAlert: opioid death toll nearly 4,000 last year, new data shows
OTTAWA - New government figures show that nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, with men the most likely victims and fentanyl the clear culprit. The numbers are being r...
Jun 19, 2018
Canadians sign letter opposing U.S. Arctic drilling in wildlife sanctuary
Thousands of Canadians and two territorial governments have asked American regulators not to allow oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife sanctuary that is home to a crucial transboundary caribou herd. T...
Jun 19, 2018
Trainer Mark Casse sending three strong contenders to Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Mark Casse will have three real shots at earning a second career Queen’s Plate win. Casse, Canada’s top trainer the last seven years and 10 times overall, will send Plate Trial w...
Jun 19, 2018
Trump assails Canadian tariffs, accuses people of smuggling U.S. goods home
OTTAWA - While Donald Trump launched his latest tirade against the familiar Canadian targets of tariffs and dairy, nervous opposition MPs demanded answers on how to defend against the president’...
Jun 19, 2018
Bucks' Sterling Brown sues Milwaukee over stun-gun arrest
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Tuesday, saying officers’ use of a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation constitutes excess...
Jun 19, 2018
Roughriders' Hughes, Eskimos' Reilly, Walker named CFL top performers
The Edmonton Eskimos earned two of three top player honours for their performances during the first week of the CFL season. Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly finished second in voting for top performer ...
Jun 19, 2018