Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bill Torrey, GM of Isles' 4 Stanley Cups, dies at 83
SUNRISE, Fla. - Bill Torrey, the jovial bow-tie wearing Hall of Famer who was the general manager of the New York Islanders when they won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1980s and eventually beca...
May 03, 2018
Sohi unfazed by watchdog report showing provinces spend less as feds spend more
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi says he is not concerned by a recent report that shows provinces are spending less on new roads, bridges and water systems, even as the federal governmen...
May 03, 2018
Q&A with Lac Seul First Nation Chief Clifford Bull, candidate in northern riding
FRENCHMAN’S HEAD, Ont. - Kiiwetinoong is one of two new northern Ontario ridings and the only one in the province with an Indigenous majority. It is home to about 32,000 people in four municipal...
May 03, 2018
Alberta Health Services expands pork recall due to possible E. coli bacteria
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is expanding a pork recall after an E. coli outbreak sickened 37 people - including 11 patients who were hospitalized and one who likely died from the bacteria. Offi...
May 03, 2018
Kiiwetinoong: Vast new northern Ontario riding fledges wings as vote looms
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - From the shadows of the hill in the south on which the Ojibwa once watched for the invading Sioux, to the frozen mouth of the almost 1,000-kilometre-long majestic Severn River in...
May 03, 2018
Canada Post Group reports 2017 profit up as parcel business swells
OTTAWA - The Canada Post Group of Companies reported a profit of $144 million for 2017, up from $81 million in 2016, as its parcel business grew amid the popularity of online shopping. The improved pr...
May 03, 2018
Journalist Justin Brake of The Independent in NL wins press freedom award
OTTAWA - Justin Brake, a journalist who faces civil and criminal charges over his reporting about the impact of the Muskrat Falls hydro project on Indigenous people, has won the 20th annual Press Free...
May 03, 2018
Under pressure over single $7B budget vote, Liberals make a tweak
OTTAWA - The federal government is announcing a slight change to its plan to streamline the spending-approval process into a single $7-billion vote after complaints earlier this week from the parliame...
May 03, 2018
'Le trampoline' and 'la trampoline' both correct: Quebec language watchdog
MONTREAL - Call it a victory for gender equality. After a lengthy research process, Quebec’s language watchdog says the word “trampoline,” which in French is most often considered a ...
May 03, 2018
Loblaw shareholders reject living wage, independent board chair proposals
Shareholders of Canada’s largest grocer rejected a proposal that Loblaw Companies Ltd. determine the feasibility of paying its employees a living wage - one that varies by location and is calcul...
May 03, 2018