Category Archives: Canadian Press
Top sailor loses case against FedEx for lost rare coins worth as much as $38,000
HALIFAX - A top Canadian naval officer is out 50 rare coins he valued at $38,000 with little to show for it, after a Nova Scotia small claims court found FedEx Canada not liable for the full value of ...
Feb 20, 2019
Death in Cat Lake First Nation shaking up community: Ontario NDP MP
OTTAWA - Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus says the death of a 48-year-old woman in Cat Lake First Nation is shaking up community residents and he doesn’t know what it will take for the federal gover...
Feb 20, 2019
Federal appeals court says it can't hear NDP case on satellite-office expenses
OTTAWA - The NDP cannot turn to the courts to overturn a five-year-old order by a parliamentary committee to repay as much as $2.7 million in expenses the committee said were improperly claimed. The c...
Feb 20, 2019
After surgery, Michael Cohen's prison date postponed to May
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was granted a few more weeks of freedom Wednesday after his lawyers said he’s still recovering from surgery and ha...
Feb 20, 2019
Canadian driver Wickens posts heartwarming video of dance with fiancee
Canadian race car driver Robert Wickens’ latest update on his rehabilitation from a horrifying crash took a heartwarming turn when he stood up for a brief dance with his fiancee. Wickens posted ...
Feb 20, 2019
Longtime skip Russ Howard as smooth on the air as he was on the ice
SYDNEY, N.S. - Longtime skip Russ Howard wasn’t expecting to embark on a long television broadcasting career when he first entered the booth nearly two decades ago. “In 2001, we lost the p...
Feb 20, 2019
Canada rejects global ban on shipping recyclables as trash rots in Manila
OTTAWA - Canada will not sign on to an amendment to an international treaty that would fully ban developed countries like Canada from shipping hazardous waste, including recyclables, to the developing...
Feb 20, 2019
Canada's Georges St-Pierre set to end glittering mixed martial arts career
Georges St-Pierre’s fighting days are over. For good this time, it seems. The 37-year-old mixed martial arts star from St-Isidore, Que., will make it official at a news conference Thursday at Mo...
Feb 20, 2019
SNC-Lavalin lawyers rushed to prosecutors before MPs knew of proposed law change
Representatives for SNC-Lavalin hustled to connect with federal prosecutors after the Liberal government quietly introduced a proposal last year to allow corporations to strike settlement deals and av...
Feb 20, 2019
'Worst ways to die:' Ottawa asks if cruelty should be weighed in wildlife toxins
The federal government is taking extra steps to find out if Canadians are still OK with killing wildlife in what one scientist calls “one of the worst ways to die on earth.” The Pest Manag...
Feb 20, 2019