Category Archives: Canadian Press

Trio of Calgary kids ask Canadian coffee chain to rethink popular contest
OTTAWA - Three young people in Calgary are challenging Tim Hortons to roll up the rim for the planet. Mya Chau and Eve Helman, both 12, and Ben Duthie, 16, are behind a change.org petition asking Cana...
Feb 04, 2019

Conservatives won't use Heritage Minute branding on attack ad any more
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has removed all Heritage Minute branding from an online video released over the weekend that took aim at the Trudeau government for a handful of ethics breaches. In a t...
Feb 04, 2019

Hamilton guard Gilgeous-Alexander lives up to billing in Canadian debut
TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had more than 50 friends and family members in the Scotiabank Arena crowd Sunday night to watch his first professional basketball game on home soil - a scenario Doc R...
Feb 04, 2019
Groups want provinces to have consistent policies on limiting HIV prosecutions
VANCOUVER - Advocacy groups are calling on provinces to follow the Justice Department’s directive to stop unjustly prosecuting HIV-positive people for not disclosing their status if there is no ...
Feb 04, 2019
Montreal parents camp out for days to get coveted kindergarten spots in English system
MONTREAL - When Thomas Ledwell and his wife arrived Sunday morning to spend the day and night camped out in front of Montreal’s Royal Vale elementary and high school, they learned roughly 30 par...
Feb 04, 2019

Montreal man on trial for murder of wife with Alzheimer's testifies about her death
MONTREAL - A Quebec man on trial for the death of his wife told jurors Monday that he suffocated her with a pillow because he couldn’t stand to see her suffering from Alzheimer’s disease a...
Feb 04, 2019

Federal Competition Bureau calls for rethink of B.C. taxi regulations
VICTORIA - Fair regulations and wide-open markets should be the main drivers behind the British Columbia government’s move to accommodate both the taxi industry and ride-hailing services, says t...
Feb 04, 2019

Liberals set to unveil Indigenous-languages law
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are poised to introduce a new law to protect and promote Indigenous languages. Just before the weekend, the government put the House of Commons on notice that it planned ...
Feb 04, 2019

Meng's extradition to U.S. far from slam dunk, say lawyers, experts
WASHINGTON - Canada’s former ambassador to China might have committed an irredeemable diplomatic gaffe when he publicly mused about Meng Wanzhou’s chances of avoiding extradition to the Un...
Feb 04, 2019
Amazon names Victoria as Canada's most romantic city for seventh straight year
VICTORIA - For the seventh straight year, Victoria has taken the top spot in Amazon Canada’s list of most romantic cities in the country. The list tabulates purchases of what Amazon Canada calls...
Feb 04, 2019