Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hawaii nuke-alert fiasco unlikely in Canada; missile strike hardly top of mind
TORONTO - The possibility of an incoming nuclear warhead from a country such as North Korea does not appear to be a major concern for Canadian emergency management authorities, according to government...
Jan 15, 2018
Two Fond du Lac teens take own lives as community recovers from plane crash
A small northern Saskatchewan First Nation is once again in mourning after two teenagers killed themselves in recent weeks. The suicides in Fond du Lac came as the community recovers from a Dec. 13 pl...
Jan 15, 2018
Lure of growing AI hub attracting top talent despite low Quebec unemployment
MONTREAL - The lure of Montreal’s burgeoning artificial intelligence hub is helping the city to attract highly skilled talent even though Quebec is facing historically low unemployment, official...
Jan 15, 2018
Trudeau defends North Korea meeting in the face of Russian, Chinese criticism
OTTAWA - Both China and Russia will be integral to securing peace on the Korean peninsula, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conceded Monday even as he defended the decision to leave the two countries out...
Jan 15, 2018
New Brunswick signs with fourth company to supply recreational cannabis
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has signed a deal with a fourth company to supply marijuana for the province’s recreational market. The Liberal government says a memorandum of understanding has been...
Jan 15, 2018
Survey finds 1/3 of Canadians can't pay monthly bills as rates set to rise
CALGARY - A new survey suggests a third of Canadians can’t pay their monthly bills, including debt repayments, against a backdrop of rising interest rates. The quarterly MNP consumer debt index ...
Jan 15, 2018
Weekend storm claims another historic covered 'kissing bridge' in New Brunswick
HOYT, N.B. - New Brunswick’s tourist-friendly stock of picturesque covered bridges continues to quickly decline, with the province acknowledging it cannot save an 87-year-old bridge ravaged over...
Jan 15, 2018
Missing drug exhibits were likely destroyed, not misappropriated: Halifax police
HALIFAX - The findings were discomforting for Halifax police: Thousands of exhibits - including marijuana, cocaine, opioids and cash - were missing. But in an audit report released Monday, the force i...
Jan 15, 2018
Too many victim impact statements: Sentencing delayed for Winnipeg teen's killer
WINNIPEG - A sentencing hearing for a Winnipeg man who pleaded guilty to murdering a teenager and stuffing his body in a garbage bin has been delayed. The hearing for Nicholas Bell-Wright got underway...
Jan 15, 2018
From drywall to metal: Study finds gulls tough enough for landfill diet
OTTAWA - Gulls at landfills are so common that their stomach contents are sometimes used to monitor plastic in the environment. But plastic, research has found, is just the start. “It was also a...
Jan 15, 2018