Category Archives: Canadian Press
N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test
HALIFAX - A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says his firm will use the case to launch a constitutional challenge of Canada&#...
Apr 04, 2019
Congress invokes powers to challenge Trump on war in Yemen
WASHINGTON - Rejecting a plank of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, the House on Thursday invoked never-before-used powers to demand that his administration withdraw support from the Saud...
Apr 04, 2019
Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples and their kids
SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and that labeled same-sex couples as sinners eligible for e...
Apr 04, 2019
Canada finds late gear to blank Swiss 6-0 at women's world hockey championship
ESPOO, Finland - The coach voiced his displeasure, the players got the message, and Canada posted a 6-0 win over Switzerland to start the women’s world hockey championship Thursday. Emily Clark ...
Apr 04, 2019
'Bit of a lark:' Canadian miner files claim on disputed Arctic island
A longtime mining geologist and developer has come up with his own solution to Canada’s long-running Arctic sovereignty dispute with Denmark. John Robins has filed and been granted a mineral exp...
Apr 04, 2019
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is latest Democrat seeking White House
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, portraying himself as a candidate who can bridge Democrats’ progressive and working class wings to win the...
Apr 04, 2019
University of Guelph study proves NBA player salaries affect playing time
Watching the NBA playoffs, Alexander Hinton had the same frustration a lot of fans do: the coach of his favourite team was keeping big-name players on the floor and unheralded bench players with a hot...
Apr 04, 2019
Veteran Canada hooker Ray Barkwill retires due to medical reasons
Ray Barkwill always wanted to play rugby for Canada, marking it down as a goal in his high school yearbook. But the hard-nosed hooker from Niagara Falls, Ont., had to wait until he was 32 to win his f...
Apr 04, 2019
Ottawa considers approval of B.C. methane rules called 'weak' in report
The federal government has proposed accepting British Columbia’s rules to cut methane emissions that cause climate change despite an independent report that says the regulations would be weaker ...
Apr 04, 2019
Cost of giving ill workers extra EI sickness benefits? $1.1 billion, PBO says
OTTAWA - Providing income support for a year to people who are too sick to work would cost the federal government $1 billion more than its current program, the parliamentary spending watchdog said Thu...
Apr 04, 2019