Category Archives: Canadian Press
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to appear on popular Quebec TV show
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is breaking with party tradition by agreeing to appear on a popular French-language TV program that traditionally garners bumper ratings. Former Tory prime m...
Apr 30, 2018
Liberals reject Senate changes to air passenger rights, rail shipping bill
OTTAWA - Canada’s transport minister is rejecting a host of changes senators have made to legislation aimed at unclogging rail shipments and laying the foundation for a new air passenger bill of...
Apr 30, 2018
Wrong event, wrong time? Comedians offer their takes on Humboldt tribute hosts
TORONTO - Successful comedy routines are built on knowing the audience, but some Canadian comics say the American pair who oversaw the Humboldt Broncos tribute concert seriously misjudged the tone of ...
Apr 30, 2018
A bridge too low: Tall trucks threaten historic Georgia link
SMYRNA, Ga. - A historic covered bridge near Atlanta that was rebuilt after being burned down during the Civil War now faces a different foe: GPS systems. WABE-FM reports that five vehicles since Dece...
Apr 30, 2018
Sleeping black bear comes down from tree near home
PARAMUS, N.J. - A black bear that was spotted sleeping in a tree near a New Jersey home has come down. The Paramus (puh-RAM’-uhs) Police Department wrote on its Facebook page Monday night that o...
Apr 30, 2018
Canada working with U.S. to stop Nigerians using U.S. visas as ticket to Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian officials in Nigeria are working with the U.S. on developing tools to flag Nigerians applying for U.S. visas who may be at “high risk” of crossing illegally into Canada a...
Apr 30, 2018
LeBron tired? The Raptors aren't buying it; prepared for James to be at his best
TORONTO - Moments after almost single-handedly hauling the Cleveland Cavaliers to a narrow Game 7 win over Indiana on Sunday, LeBron James told reporters through droopy eyelids that he was tired and w...
Apr 30, 2018
Doug Ford says he would open up Greenbelt for some development
TORONTO - Doug Ford said Monday he would allow some development in the Greenbelt - the world’s largest permanently protected green space - if elected premier this spring, to ease the housing cri...
Apr 30, 2018
Toronto mayor considering permanent memorial to van attack victims: spokesman
TORONTO - A week after 10 people were killed and another 16 injured in a van attack in north Toronto, there’s word there may be a permanent memorial of the tragic incident. Thousands have visite...
Apr 30, 2018
Second son of Russian spies wins legal battle over Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA - Timothy Vavilov, a Toronto-born son of Russian spies, has won a court victory that effectively affirms his Canadian citizenship, four years after the government rebuffed an attempt to renew h...
Apr 30, 2018