Category Archives: Canadian Press
Some provincial plans to crack down on distracted driving go too far: lawyer
WINNIPEG - A group that represents defence lawyers says some proposed laws aimed at cracking down on drivers distracted by hand-held electronic devices go too far. Manitoba and Ontario are two provinc...
Mar 19, 2018
Correction: Abortion-Mississippi story
JACKSON, Miss. - In a story March 19 about abortion legislation, The Associated Press erroneously identified the name of a group involved in legal action opposing the law. It is the Center for Reprodu...
Mar 19, 2018
Larry Kwong, first player of Asian heritage to appear in the NHL, dies at age 94
Larry Kwong, the first player of Asian heritage to appear in an NHL game, has died at age 94. Kwong, who played a shift with the New York Rangers in a March 13, 1948 game against the Montreal Canadien...
Mar 19, 2018
Uber suspends self-driving car tests in Toronto, other centres, after fatality
Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended all of its self-driving vehicle testing - including a program in Toronto - after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving autonomous vehic...
Mar 19, 2018
New Brunswick man dies in dramatic, three-vehicle crash involving logging truck
SIX ROADS, N.B. - A dramatic, three-vehicle New Brunswick crash involving a logging truck has claimed the life of a Canton-des-Basques man. Tracadie RCMP say the man was driving on Highway 11 near Six...
Mar 19, 2018
A look at the dwindling ranks of Canadian peacekeepers over the years
OTTAWA - Canadian peacekeeping forces, which once numbered in the thousands, have dwindled to dozens in recent years, prompting the Liberal government to promise to re-engage in UN peace missions. On ...
Mar 19, 2018
Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in death of Indigenous man in court on gun charges
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A Saskatchewan farmer who was acquitted last month in the fatal shooting of a young Indigenous man is to be back in court April 16 to face gun charges. Gerald Stanley was charged i...
Mar 19, 2018
Francois Legault wants energy alliance with Ontario and Atlantic provinces
MONTREAL - The leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec says he wants to form an energy alliance with Ontario and the Atlantic provinces if he becomes premier this fall. Francois Legault’s plan wou...
Mar 19, 2018
Liberals poised to tighten controls on sale, licensing of firearms
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is planning to introduce long-promised legislation Tuesday to strengthen controls on the sale, licensing and tracing of guns. The Liberals are bracing for political pus...
Mar 19, 2018
Toronto to implement safety measures in wake of soaring pedestrian deaths
TORONTO - A surge in pedestrian deaths has Toronto’s mayor doubling down on a commitment to road safety amid criticism that he isn’t doing enough. New measures announced by John Tory on Mo...
Mar 19, 2018