Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario promises to give municipalities $40M for marijuana enforcement
TORONTO - The government of Ontario will give municipalities $40 million dollars from its share of federal marijuana taxes to help cover law enforcement and safety costs associated with pot legalizati...
Mar 9, 2018
N.S. to tighten rules on handling of remains after mix-up of women's bodies
HALIFAX - Rules on the handling of corpses will be tightened in Nova Scotia following a bizarre mix-up at a funeral home that resulted in an accidental cremation. The Nova Scotia Board of Registration...
Mar 9, 2018
First permanent female RCMP leader vows to leave no stone unturned
REGINA - The first woman to ever be permanently appointed to lead the RCMP promised Friday to leave no stone unturned in her efforts to modernize a law-enforcement organization that remains plagued by...
Mar 9, 2018
B.C. home sales to fall as interest rates rise, but prices stay strong: BCREA
VANCOUVER - Real estate experts in British Columbia predict residential home sales will dip this year but remain well above the province’s 10-year average, although they warn rising interest rat...
Mar 9, 2018
Nick, Martha Gonzalez carrying on Darren Fortune's name with two-year-old colt
TORONTO - Darren’s Fortune has quickly fit in at Woodbine Racetrack. Less than a week after arriving there, the two-year-old thoroughbred has already had a calming influence on Out of Cake, a th...
Mar 9, 2018
Businessman Kevin O'Leary ordered to pay legal fees to philanthropic group
HALIFAX - Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary has been ordered to pay legal fees to a philanthropic organization that is suing him over allegations he backed out of a speaking engagement and cos...
Mar 9, 2018
NHL opens door to esports, kicks off 2018 NHL Gaming World Championship
TORONTO - The NHL has unveiled its first foray into esports - the 2018 NHL Gaming World Championship. The US$100,000 tournament will feature separate online qualifying events in Canada, the U.S. and E...
Mar 9, 2018
Quebec man ordered to stand trial on murder charge in newborn's death
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who is charged with the attempted murder of his pregnant partner has been ordered to stand trial in the slaying of the baby she was carrying. Sofiane Ghazi was charged last y...
Mar 9, 2018
Watchdog: Canadian hardware used for hacking in Turkey, Syria
PARIS - A Canadian company’s hardware is being used to hack internet users along Turkey’s border with Syria, researchers said Friday, adding that there were signs that Kurdish forces align...
Mar 9, 2018
Before Trump: 6 past high-level US visits to North Korea
TOKYO - President Donald Trump could become the first sitting U.S. president to visit North Korea if plans for a summit with Kim Jong Un hold. But other prominent American political figures have visit...
Mar 9, 2018