Category Archives: Canadian Press

Inuit want free travel over international waters between Canada, Greenland
Inuit from Canada and Greenland hope to convince at least four governments to let them manage and travel freely over an international stretch of Arctic ocean that’s one of the most productive en...
Nov 23, 2017

Anti money-laundering centre crunches data in fight against fentanyl
OTTAWA - Canada’s anti-money laundering agency is helping fight the scourge of fentanyl by tracing the illicit movement of funds tied to the deadly drug. Barry MacKillop, interim director of the...
Nov 23, 2017

N.S. premier takes swipe at auditor general, says leave policy to politicians
HALIFAX - An auditor general’s report critical of how the province communicates its health care strategy appears to have struck a nerve with Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil. In a report relea...
Nov 23, 2017
Western looking to knock Laval off its perch as U Sports football champions
HAMILTON - The Western Mustangs have put up staggering numbers during their remarkable U Sports football season. They are undefeated at 11-0. They led the country with an average of 48.3 points per ga...
Nov 23, 2017

Housing plan designed to improve housing affordability, Duclos says
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s vision for tackling homelessness and easing the crunch in affordable housing deliberately focuses spending on building and finding homes for low-income Canadian...
Nov 23, 2017

Newfoundland and Labrador announced weed will be sold through private stores
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador has announced recreational marijuana will be sold through private stores. The provincial government unveiled its plan Thursday, which will see the Cr...
Nov 23, 2017

Winnipeg Free Press rolls out marijuana news site The Leaf to attract readers
A specialized cannabis news website called The Leaf is generating quite a “buzz” since launching earlier this week, according to the editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. Paul Samyn said the ...
Nov 23, 2017

Couillard denounces Adidas store manager's comments on French language
Quebec’s premier has criticized the manager of an Adidas store who reportedly told a Montreal crowd he would say a few words in French at an event to accommodate the city’s francophone med...
Nov 23, 2017

Sask. Party leadership candidate walks back comment on abortion for rape victims
REGINA - A candidate for premier of Saskatchewan is walking back his anti-abortion comments while some female politicians and women’s groups say abortion should no longer be up for political deb...
Nov 23, 2017

Potent greenhouse gas methane could be partially cut for 'near-zero' cost: study
OTTAWA - Canada’s oilpatch could get a big head start on reducing emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas for a “near-zero” cost, says an academic study on the price of methane reduct...
Nov 23, 2017