Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal suspends pit bull ban, will consult before reworking bylaw next year
MONTREAL - Pit bulls are once again allowed in Montreal as the Projet Montreal administration follows through with an election promise to do away with the controversial bylaw that banned them. Coun. C...
Dec 20, 2017
At least seven companies investigated in bread price-fixing probe
VANCOUVER - The Competition Bureau’s investigation into allegations of bread price-fixing includes at least seven companies from bakery wholesalers and discount chains to Canada’s three ma...
Dec 20, 2017
Deloitte liable for some, but not all, of Livent's 1990s losses: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The firm that audited the accounts of Garth Drabinsky’s Livent should be held financially responsible for some - but not all - of the failed theatre company’s losses two decades a...
Dec 20, 2017
New York Islanders to leave Brooklyn, return to suburbs
ELMONT, N.Y. - It’s hardly the Dodgers going to Los Angeles, but another major sports franchise is leaving Brooklyn. The New York Islanders, who moved from their suburban home to Brooklyn in 201...
Dec 20, 2017
Foreign buyer home purchases declining in Ontario region covered by non-resident tax
TORONTO - Foreign buyer home purchases are declining in a region of Ontario covered by a non-resident tax, according to provincial government figures released Wednesday. People who aren’t citize...
Dec 20, 2017
Sexual harassment named Canadian Press News Story of the Year
The public conversation on sexual harassment and assault sparked by the allegations against Hollywood giant Harvey Weinstein and the #metoo hashtag that saw Canadians of all walks of life share storie...
Dec 20, 2017
Confusion, frustration greet Liberals' pension plan for disabled veterans
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s long-awaited plan to provide lifelong disability pensions to veterans has been met with confusion and frustration from many of those that it is expected to help...
Dec 20, 2017
No decision yet on Russia's participation in Paralympics
BONN, Germany - The International Paralympic Committee says it will decide next month whether to ban Russia from the upcoming Paralympics in Pyeongchang. IPC president Andrew Parsons says “much ...
Dec 20, 2017
Meghan Markle joins royal Christmas lunch at palace
LONDON - Actress Meghan Markle has joined her fiance Prince Harry to attend the royal family’s pre-Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II traditionally hosts a festive lunch...
Dec 20, 2017
Polish president signs laws that led to EU sanction threat
WARSAW, Poland - Poland’s president signed two laws Wednesday that complete a sweeping government overhaul of the country’s justice system, ignoring a warning from the European Union that ...
Dec 20, 2017