Category Archives: Canadian Press
Baloney Meter: Is voter information card a doorway to electoral fraud?
OTTAWA - “Mr. Speaker, the main challenge for our electoral democracy is not voter fraud but voter participation. Eliminating the voter ID card does not improve the integrity of the system.̶...
May 17, 2018
Canadian expats in London celebrate royal wedding, empathize with Markle's move
LONDON - Although Joanna Newman hasn’t lived in Canada for nearly 20 years, the English expat says she’ll be celebrating Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding with homegrown pride...
May 17, 2018
Meghan Markle: Dad won't attend wedding due to health issues
WINDSOR, England - Ending days of speculation, Meghan Markle said Thursday that her father will not be able to attend her wedding to Prince Harry due to health problems. The news came as British milit...
May 17, 2018
Halifax taxi driver found not guilty of sexually assaulting female passenger
HALIFAX - A Supreme Court judge has acquitted a Halifax taxi driver of sexually assaulting a female passenger, saying the evidence in the case left her with reasonable doubt about the man’s guil...
May 17, 2018
Canadians gather in churches, theatres, halls for Royal Wedding viewing parties
BRENTWOOD BAY, B.C. - Donna Otto hasn’t decided on wearing a fascinator or a new hat on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding day, but she knows where she’ll be at 4 a.m. on Satur...
May 17, 2018
Incarcerated Ukrainian filmmaker goes on hunger strike
MOSCOW - Russian officials say an incarcerated Ukrainian filmmaker has gone on hunger strike to demand the release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia. Oleg Sentsov, a vocal opponent of Russia’s an...
May 17, 2018
German-Russian pipeline project takes shape, amid US protest
MUKRAN, Germany - Sparks fly and machines whir as workers busily prepare thousands of steel pipes that will become part of a vast undersea pipeline bringing gas from Russia to Germany’s northeas...
May 17, 2018
In the news today, May 17
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, May 17 --- ALBERTA PASSES BILL THAT COULD CUT OIL TO B.C. Alberta has passed legislation that could see punitive price spikes in British Columbia in the disput...
May 17, 2018
Major U.S. investors keeping eye on Canada as Trudeau pushes trade in Manhattan
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will work the room at a business luncheon in Manhattan today on the merits of free trade and global economic co-operation, just as word starts to sink in that ...
May 17, 2018
Doug Ford says Tories looking into allegations involving candidate who resigned
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Doug Ford said Thursday his party is looking into allegations that a Progressive Conservative candidate who has now resigned was involved in an alleged theft of customer data at a to...
May 17, 2018