Category Archives: Canadian Press
Changes to census would be extremely difficult under new law, Bains says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of Statistics Canada says newly tabled legislation to give the agency greater independence would make it difficult, but not impossible, for a future government ...
Dec 12, 2016
B.C. enacts ministerial order to create overdose prevention sites
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has enacted a ministerial order to support the creation of overdose-prevention sites, a move the province’s health minister describes as an “extraordinary meas...
Dec 12, 2016
Lab researcher potentially exposed to Ebola virus cleared after isolation
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg lab researcher who was potentially exposed to the Ebola virus has been cleared to return to work. The employee was working with six infected pigs at the National Centre for Forei...
Dec 12, 2016
Oil production pledges prompt optimism that Canadian oilpatch will grow again
CALGARY - A dramatic jump in oil prices linked to the promise of lower global production is fuelling hope that the Canadian oil sector may soon recover from a two-year economic slump. Observers say th...
Dec 12, 2016
John Roberts named Fox News' White House correspondent
NEW YORK - Toronto-native John Roberts is taking over as chief White House correspondent for Fox News Channel, the network announced Monday. He will begin his new duties on Inauguration Day. Roberts, ...
Dec 12, 2016
David Letterman volunteers for Habitat for Humanity
NEW ORLEANS - Retired “Late Show” host David Letterman went to New Orleans to help build a house for someone needing a boost. Volunteer Kate O’Leary sent WWL-TV (http://bit.ly/2gwY2b...
Dec 12, 2016
Dad who received video of lifeless son is headed to trial
PITTSBURGH - A man accused of not calling 911 when the mother of his toddler son sent him videos of the boy’s lifeless body during hours’ worth of angry text messages is headed to trial on...
Dec 12, 2016
Federal budget deficit jumps to $136.7 billion in November
WASHINGTON - The federal government’s deficit jumped sharply in November but for the first two months of the budget year is running 10 per cent lower than a year ago. The Treasury Department sai...
Dec 12, 2016
Future NHL stars learn life lessons at Rookie Orientation Program
WINNIPEG - Armed with pens instead of hockey sticks, the NHL’s future stars are learning about more than just power plays and puck possession. Over the past couple of summers, many of the league...
Dec 12, 2016
Canada asks U.S. court to toss case alleging it wrongly named woman a terrorist
The Canadian government wants a U.S. court to toss out a lawsuit that accuses it of ruining the life of a British Columbia woman, who alleges it knowingly gave false information to the FBI and America...
Dec 12, 2016