Category Archives: Canadian Press
U.S. in 'waning days of the death penalty:' Lawyer of Canadian man on death row
CALGARY - A lawyer for a Canadian on death row in Montana believes it’s only a matter of time before the death penalty in much of the United States is abolished and his client will be free to re...
Dec 20, 2017
New Brunswick promises greater transparency on unexpected child deaths
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is promising greater transparency when it reviews child deaths. In recent years, the province’s child death review committee has reported its recommend...
Dec 20, 2017
Ottawa sets September deadline for provinces to produce carbon price plans
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna informed provinces this week she expects them to provide details of their carbon pricing plans no later than Sept. 1, 2018. In a letter issued this week...
Dec 20, 2017
Canada preparing next move in Bombardier case after U.S. confirms hefty duties
MONTREAL - The Canadian government is preparing its next moves after the U.S. Department of Commerce only slightly lowered the massive duties it plans to impose on imports of Bombardier C Series comme...
Dec 20, 2017
Carleton University establishing a chair for the study of conjuring arts
OTTAWA - Carleton University students will soon be able to study magic. The university announced today that it’s establishing an academic chair for the study of conjuring arts with a $2-million ...
Dec 20, 2017
Stop-smoking drug Champix ups risk of cardiovascular events for some people: study
TORONTO - With the new year approaching, some smokers may be resolving to butt out for good and are looking for a tobacco-cessation aid to help raise their chances of success. One of those quit-smokin...
Dec 20, 2017
Michael Ray charged with DUI; hit car at McDonald's
EUSTIS, Fla. - Rising country music star Michael Ray has been arrested on DUI and drug charges after he crashed into a car in front of him at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Florida. Police said in a...
Dec 20, 2017
Health Canada nearly doubles number of pot producers in second half of 2017
OTTAWA - Health Canada has nearly doubled the number of licensed cannabis producers in the country over the past six months and new numbers show hundreds more applicants are in the final stages of app...
Dec 20, 2017
B.C. pharmacies handing out free naloxone kits to combat overdose crisis
British Columbia is expanding efforts to slow the death toll in the opioid overdose crisis by handing out free kits containing the overdose-reversing drug naloxone from pharmacies across the province....
Dec 20, 2017
Huskies star guard Nurse says "hometown game" was a complete surprise
TORONTO - Kia Nurse first noticed some chatter around a potential game in Toronto on Twitter last summer. Still, when the University of Connecticut Huskies officially announced a Dec. 22 “hometo...
Dec 20, 2017