Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump picks fast food executive Andrew Puzder for Labour
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump plans to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, saying he would nominate fast-food executive Andrew Puzder as labour secretary. P...
Dec 08, 2016
Police warn P.E.I. drivers to stop being so nice after series of accidents
CHARLOTTETOWN - Police in Prince Edward Island are warning drivers to stop being so nice to each other, after a number of accidents caused by motorists trying to be kind. Charlottetown Police Chief Pa...
Dec 08, 2016
Auditor raps B.C. for stopping progress reports on missing women programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s auditor general rapped the province Thursday for dropping its public progress reports on a commission of inquiry that reviewed the disappearances of 67 women - some...
Dec 08, 2016
RCMP agent goes over sting operation against Quebecer facing terror charge
MONTREAL - The RCMP pulled out all the stops during an elaborate sting operation to ensnare a Quebec man who is now on trial on a terrorism-related charge, the court heard Thursday. An officer testifi...
Dec 08, 2016
Well-known visual artist among Oakland fire victims
OAKLAND, Calif. - A well-known visual projection artist who toured the globe was among the 36 people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse. Federal officials investi...
Dec 08, 2016
Sandberg: False stories on Facebook didn't sway election
NEW YORK - Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg says she doesn’t think misinformation spread on the social media platform swayed the election in favour of President-elect Donald Trump. But she sai...
Dec 08, 2016
Police investigating racist graffiti in Giants player's home
MOONACHIE, N.J. - Police are investigating racist graffiti scrawled on the walls of a New Jersey home belonging to a New York Giants player. Police on Thursday were investigating the break-in at Nikit...
Dec 08, 2016
Doping: Russian boxer, Romanian weightlifter lose Rio medals
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Court of Arbitration for Sport says a Russian boxer and Romanian weightlifter will lose medals from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after failing doping tests at the games. Mis...
Dec 08, 2016
B.C. says no risk of tsunami from earthquake in the South Pacific
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says there is no risk of a tsunami reaching the province’s coastline following a powerful earthquake in the South Pacific. The United States Geological Survey says a...
Dec 08, 2016
Provinces seek one-year extension of health funding accord while they negotiate with feds
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s preference for discussing climate change over health care is being used as an argument by the provinces to justify extending the annual six per cent incr...
Dec 08, 2016