Category Archives: Canadian Press
Main sections of first Arctic patrol ship assembled at Halifax Shipyard
HALIFAX - The main structural components of the Royal Canadian Navy’s first Arctic patrol ship have been assembled at the Halifax Shipyard. Irving Shipbuilding issued a statement Friday saying t...
Dec 8, 2017
Home and property of Quebec oil company president vandalized in Quebec City
MONTREAL - A far-left activist group has claimed responsibility for vandalizing the home and property of the president and CEO of Junex Inc., an oil and gas company conducting exploratory drilling in ...
Dec 8, 2017
Officials have more work ahead on Enbridge pipeline review
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota officials need to do more work on the environmental review of Enbridge Energy’s proposed replacement for its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline, which has drawn strong o...
Dec 8, 2017
Newfoundland man convicted in death of good Samaritan shot during robbery
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A 29-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a former firefighter who tried to intervene during an alleged robbery. Brandon Phillips s...
Dec 8, 2017
Health Canada to beef up safety information on labels of prescription opioids
OTTAWA - Health Canada is planning to update labels on all prescription opioids to strengthen safety information for those taking the powerful and potentially addictive pain killers. The announcement ...
Dec 8, 2017
Ontario government backtracks on municipalities' right to say no to pot stores
TORONTO - The Ontario government appeared to backtrack late Friday on an earlier statement that municipalities would be unable to opt out of hosting marijuana stores, raising more questions about the ...
Dec 8, 2017
Federal Court judge finds Packers Plus fracking technology patent is invalid
CALGARY - A long-running dispute over a well completion technology that helped usher in the shale oil and gas boom in North America has resulted in a Canadian court decision declaring invalid a patent...
Dec 8, 2017
Japanese pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani chooses the LA Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Shohei Ohtani has decided he’s on the side of the Angels. The Japanese two-way star announced Friday he will sign with the Los Angeles Angels, ending the sweepstakes surroundin...
Dec 8, 2017
Frei played the villain against his old team in Sounders' MLS win last season
TORONTO - Stefan Frei began his Major League Soccer career for Toronto FC and played five seasons for the Canadian franchise. His career highlight at BMO Field however didn’t come in a TFC goalk...
Dec 8, 2017
Nova Chemicals spending $2B on new facility and expansion in Ontario
CALGARY - Nova Chemicals Corp. says it expects to invest in excess of $2 billion on two new growth projects for its Ontario operations. The Calgary-based plastics and chemical company says the funds w...
Dec 8, 2017