Category Archives: Canadian Press
Florida Republican leader posts support for Roseanne's tweet
LEESBURG, Fla. - A Republican leader in Florida has said he doesn’t understand the anger generated by Roseanne Barr’s tweet comparing a former adviser to President Barack Obama to an ape. ...
May 31, 2018
No Viking presence in southern Newfoundland after all, American researcher finds
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - It looks like the Vikings may not have spent time in an area on Newfoundland’s south coast, as had been posited by one American researcher. An archaeological report pres...
May 31, 2018
How various Ontarians are faring in the province's housing market
Housing affordability is a major issue for many Ontarians getting set to cast their ballots in the provincial election. The governing Liberals brought in measures last year that, along with higher int...
May 31, 2018
Trump's 'absurd' tariffs central to Morneau's event for already embattled G7
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Trump administration’s “absurd” tariffs on steel and aluminum sent protectionism rocketing to the top of Bill Morneau’s G7 agenda Thursday as he and his fe...
May 31, 2018
Sentencing hearing rescheduled for man who killed off-duty police officer
HALIFAX - A sentencing hearing for a Halifax man who killed an off-duty police officer and used a green bin to dispose of her body has been rescheduled. Christopher Garnier, 30, faces an automatic sen...
May 31, 2018
Cost of living top of mind for those in the Greater Toronto Area
Jahangir Bhatti used to eat out three or four times a week, but had to scale back when restaurants near his home in Mississauga, Ont., raised menu prices to keep up with a higher minimum wage. At home...
May 31, 2018
Second mate fell asleep on grounded tug off Vancouver Island: TSB report
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board has called for more training on fatigue in the marine industry after finding a crew member fell asleep and missed a planned course change before a tug boat ...
May 31, 2018
Sprinter De Grasse launches foundation at York track where he was discovered
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse spent many of his Friday nights and weekends while in high school at the Yonge Street Mission in rough-and-tumble Regent Park. Like every Ontario high schooler, De Grasse was...
May 31, 2018
Monkey lost since Saturday on Vancouver Island continues to evade capture
COWICHAN LAKE, B.C. - Despite efforts to locate a small capuchin monkey in the bush of southern Vancouver Island, the little primate was still loose Thursday, almost a week after it escaped from a pri...
May 31, 2018
Doug Ford says he isn't breaking promise to release fully costed platform
LONDON, Ont. - Doug Ford denied breaking his promise to deliver a fully costed election platform Thursday even as political rivals and economists criticized the Progressive Conservative plan as vague ...
May 31, 2018