Category Archives: Canadian Press

'We take action:' Alberta investing $3.7B to move oil by rail, leasing cars
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is spending $3.7 billion to move landlocked oil to market by rail - and it isn’t counting on Ottawa to pitch in. “We must take ac...
Feb 19, 2019

Law firms selected to represent users owed millions from QuadrigaCX platform
HALIFAX - Two law firms have been selected to represent users of the insolvent QuadrigaCX exchange who are owed about $260 million, most of it in cryptocurrency. Justice Michael Wood of the Nova Scoti...
Feb 19, 2019

Fraud and bribery case thrown out against former SNC-Lavalin exec Stephane Roy
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge stayed charges of fraud and bribery against former SNC-Lavalin executive Stephane Roy Tuesday, ruling his right to a trial within a reasonable time had been violated. J...
Feb 19, 2019

Police say fatal Calgary house explosion not considered suspicious
CALGARY - Police say the death of a man whose remains were found after a house explosion in Calgary on the weekend is not suspicious. They say the man has tentatively been identified as a resident of ...
Feb 19, 2019

Michael B. Jordan, Michelle Yeoh added to Oscars presenters
LOS ANGELES - Michael B. Jordan, Brian Tyree Henry, Michelle Yeoh and Elsie Fisher may have missed out on Oscar nominations this year, but they will be on stage at the Dolby Theatre during Sunday̵...
Feb 19, 2019
Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies starts on the Bayern Munich bench at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies was on the Bayern Munich bench to start Tuesday’s Champions League round-of-16 game at Liverpool. The 18-year-old midfielder has seen limit...
Feb 19, 2019
Review: A sweet swan song for 'How to Train Your Dragon'
Born in the 3-D land rush, “How to Train Your Dragon” has never quite shrugged off the bland corporate sheen attached to it from the start. But almost a decade since taking flight in 2010,...
Feb 19, 2019

Governor signs measure to hike Illinois minimum wage to $15
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure Tuesday gradually hiking the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, an early victory for the Democrat on the eve of his first a...
Feb 19, 2019

Defence suggests manslaughter conviction in case of man who killed ailing wife
MONTREAL - The murder trial of a Montreal man for the death of his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife neared its end Tuesday as lawyers made their final arguments ahead of jury deliberations. Michel Cado...
Feb 19, 2019

French police kill suspect after knife attack in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France - A knife-wielding man on a wanted list was shot dead by police Tuesday shortly after he injured four people, one seriously, on a major street in the French city of Marseille, the lo...
Feb 19, 2019