Category Archives: Canadian Press
UBC posts job for creative writing chair following Steven Galloway's firing
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is seeking a new creative writing chair following its high-profile firing of author Steven Galloway in June. The university says in a job posting on its ...
Dec 14, 2016
Toronto city council endorses highway tolls, still needs provincial approval
Toronto is one step closer to imposing road tolls on two major commuter highways after city council voted overwhelmingly in favour of the project. Councillors voted 32-9 Tuesday night to ask the provi...
Dec 14, 2016
Police pilot project will test systems to detect drug-impaired drivers
OTTAWA - Drivers in some jurisdictions may soon find themselves asked by police to volunteer for a saliva test, part of a pilot project aimed at detecting drug-impaired drivers. The federal government...
Dec 14, 2016
Ontario looks to target high-billing doctors with new physician budget
TORONTO - Ontario’s lengthy dispute with its doctors escalated Wednesday as the province’s medical association dismissed as “unreasonable” a government proposal that would see ...
Dec 14, 2016
Liberals won't face flak from Tories over tough stance on health funding
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government may not be winning friends among Canada’s premiers as they try to wring more health-care funding out of Ottawa, but its hard line seems to be garnering support fr...
Dec 14, 2016
Marijuana dispensaries selling to recreational users set to open in Montreal
MONTREAL - Several pot dispensaries set to open in Montreal on Thursday will be selling marijuana to recreational users despite federal rules that forbid such shops. Jodie Emery, a marijuana activist ...
Dec 14, 2016
Former University of British Columbia president David Strangway dies
VANCOUVER - David Strangway, a geophysicist who served as president of the University of British Columbia from 1985 to 1997 and worked for NASA during the Apollo space missions, has died. University p...
Dec 14, 2016
Who else sang the anthem at presidential inaugurations?
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump picked “America’s Got Talent” star Jackie Evancho to sing the national anthem at his Jan. 20 inauguration. Here’s a list of some prev...
Dec 14, 2016
Fed's forecast after raising key rate: 3 more hikes in 2017
WASHINGTON - After raising its benchmark interest rate in response to a strengthening U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve foresees three more hikes in 2017. The Fed’s move to raise its key rate wi...
Dec 14, 2016
Former N.S. teacher gets house arrest for sex crimes involving teenaged boys
PICTOU, N.S. - A former Nova Scotia teacher with bipolar disorder who sexually abused one teenage male student and sent sexually explicit texts to another has been sentenced to 15 months of house arre...
Dec 14, 2016