Category Archives: Canadian Press
More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers
WASHINGTON - FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Th...
May 03, 2018
Iran's foreign minister says no renegotiating nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s foreign minister took to YouTube on Thursday to criticize President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from the nuclear deal, saying Iran will not “renegotiate o...
May 03, 2018
Ex-Beatle Paul donates Linda McCartney photos to V&A museum
LONDON - The Victoria & Albert Museum says Paul McCartney has donated 63 photographs taken by his late wife Linda to the museum’s new photography centre. The collection includes Linda McCart...
May 03, 2018
Baloney Meter: Can Conservatives claim they cut emissions while cutting taxes?
OTTAWA - “We actually saw greenhouse gases go down at the same time as taxes went down under the previous Conservative government. We saved people money while protecting the economy.” - Co...
May 03, 2018
German rappers accused of crass lyrics to visit Auschwitz
BERLIN - Two German rappers who have been under fire for song lyrics that lightheartedly referred to Auschwitz inmates are going to pay a visit to the former death camp that was in Nazi-occupied Polan...
May 03, 2018
New Brunswick shuts Trans-Canada Highway as flooding hits record levels
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick shuttered a large section of the Trans-Canada Highway Thursday night, and warned motorists to be on watch for wildlife seeking refuge, as floodwaters rose to record levels ...
May 03, 2018
Quebec mall shelves decision to ban minors without a parent
MONTREAL - A Quebec mall says it is dropping a controversial decision to ban people under the age of 18 unless accompanied by a parent. Le Carrefour du Cap shopping centre, about halfway between Quebe...
May 03, 2018
In the news today, May 3
Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 3 --- N.B. FLOODING: ‘THE WORST IS NOT OVER’ Emergency measures officials say flooding along the Saint John River in New Brunswick is expected to...
May 03, 2018
Military's top brass has grown more quickly than the rank and file since 2003
OTTAWA - The Canadian military has been getting heavier up top - and not in the muffin sort of way. New figures show the ranks of the Canadian Forces’ senior brass have been growing at a much fa...
May 03, 2018
Rental-only zones in B.C. could result in lower land prices: experts
VANCOUVER - A proposal that would give cities in British Columbia the power to zone land for rental housing could moderate the price of affected properties, experts say. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moor...
May 03, 2018