Category Archives: Canadian Press
Halifax Pride meeting vote defeats motion to remove pro-Israel campaign
HALIFAX - Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a resolution that would have removed a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event was defeated by a majority vote at th...
Oct 5, 2016
Toronto's wild-card win draws 4.2M on TBS, down from '14
NEW YORK - Toronto’s 11-inning wild-card win over Baltimore was seen by an average of 4.2 million viewers on TBS, a decline from the previous AL game on the network involving two U.S. teams in 2...
Oct 5, 2016
Bautista says he is OK with being the villain if it helps the Blue Jays win
ARLINGTON, Texas - It was only fitting that Jose Bautista wore a black hat to meet the media in Texas on Wednesday. The Blue Jays slugger will be the villain at Globe Life Park on Thursday when Toront...
Oct 5, 2016
Philpott says $3B just for home care, more possible for other health priorities
OTTAWA - There’ll be more than $3 billion on the table when Health Minister Jane Philpott meets with her provincial counterparts later this month to hammer out a new five-year health accord. Phi...
Oct 5, 2016
MP's bid to toughen animal cruelty laws defeated, government pledges own reforms
OTTAWA - A Liberal backbencher’s bill to modernize Canada’s antiquated animal cruelty laws has been mauled, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers joining forces with...
Oct 5, 2016
Feds to compel pay equity for all workers in federally-regulated sectors
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will bring in legislation in 2018 to compel all employers in federally regulated sectors to ensure men and women get equal pay for work of equal value. The legislation ...
Oct 5, 2016
Jays promise tougher security, alcohol policies after beer-throwing incident
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays expressed “extreme disappointment” and vowed to tighten their security and alcohol policies after a spectator hurled a beer can at a Baltimore outfielder du...
Oct 5, 2016
Activists blast 'O'Reilly Factor' Chinatown piece as racist
LOS ANGELES - Watchdog and activist groups are outraged by a Fox News Channel segment in which an interviewer asked people in New York’s Chinatown if he was supposed to bow to greet them, if the...
Oct 5, 2016
Canadian lumber executives press softwood deal with U.S. trade representative
MONTREAL - Canadian lumber and government officials told the U.S. trade representative that any new softwood lumber agreement must reflect the differences in forestry regimes across the country. The c...
Oct 5, 2016
They'll always have Paris: Commons votes to ratify global climate deal
OTTAWA - The House of Commons voted Wednesday to ratify the Paris agreement on climate change, cementing a cornerstone of the Liberal government’s environmental policy and helping to tip the sca...
Oct 5, 2016