Category Archives: Canadian Press
Irregular migrant claims drop to lowest levels since 2017, but backlogs remain
OTTAWA - As the number of irregular asylum seekers arriving in Canada appears to be slowing, work is quietly underway to speed up refugee processing and address a major backlog of asylum claims that h...
Dec 17, 2018
Those who resisted legal pot now 'caught flat footed' on supply, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is blaming pockets of resistance to the legalization of marijuana for a cannabis supply shortage that has slowed the dissemination of legal weed in parts of Cana...
Dec 17, 2018
Garth Brooks adds 2nd Minneapolis show at governor's request
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Country superstar Garth Brooks says Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is why he’s adding a second concert when he visits Minneapolis. Brooks told reporters during a call Monday that h...
Dec 17, 2018
Canadian Ed Whitlock's age-group marathon record falls after 14 years
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - American Gene Dykes has topped a 14-year-old record held by late Canadian marathoner Ed Whitlock. The 70-year-old Dykes beat Whitlock’s record for the fastest marathon in th...
Dec 17, 2018
Crown says no evidence of political interference in Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors have pushed back against suggestions of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s criminal case, saying there is no evidence to support such allegations. Th...
Dec 17, 2018
Agency proposes passenger compensation for delays, cancellations, damaged bags
OTTAWA - Air passengers who are bumped from overbooked flights or forced to sit through long delays could receive up to $2,400 in compensation - cash or something more than a pile of coffee coupons - ...
Dec 17, 2018
Missouri poacher ordered to repeatedly watch 'Bambi'
OZARKS, Mo. - A Missouri poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie “Bambi” as part of his sentence in a scheme to illegally kill hundreds of deer. David Berry Jr. was ordered ...
Dec 17, 2018
Ex-manager sentenced to 39 months prison in hospital corruption case
MONTREAL - A former hospital executive who pocketed a $10-million bribe in return for helping engineering giant SNC-Lavalin win a Montreal hospital-building contract was sentenced Monday to 39 months ...
Dec 17, 2018
Flynn's ex-business associates charged with illegal lobbying
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two business associates of Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, were charged Monday with illegally lobbying for Turkey as part of a campaig...
Dec 17, 2018
Actor Geoffrey Rush accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - “Orange Is the New Black” actress Yael Stone alleged actor Geoffrey Rush engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour when they starred in “The Diary of a Madman” in ...
Dec 17, 2018