Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trudeau's plan for escalating carbon price sparks battle over bottom line
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s decision to impose a national floor price on carbon emissions dominated the House of Commons on Tuesday, with critics saying the plan punishes consumers while d...
Oct 04, 2016
Elderly woman found dead in Calgary home, police charge husband with murder
CALGARY - An 85-year-old Calgary man has been charged with second-degree murder after his wife was found dead early Tuesday. Insp. Don Coleman says police got a 911 call from the victim’s husban...
Oct 04, 2016
Some Quebec construction workers to see overtime pay cut slightly
MONTREAL - Some Quebec construction workers are about to lose a perk - double time for their first hour of overtime. A provincial arbitrator recently ruled the first hour would be paid at a rate of ti...
Oct 04, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 5 --- HURRICANE LIKELY TO MISS CANADA: The Canadian Hurricane Centre says the latest computer models suggest hurricane Matthew is unlikely to pose muc...
Oct 04, 2016
Report urges improvement at nuclear safety regulator, Department of Fisheries
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand tabled her fall audits to the House of Commons Tuesday. Some of her key recommendations: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission - A planning process for sit...
Oct 04, 2016
Man pleads guilty in murder of Canadian law professor, avoids death penalty
A man accused of killing a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday, marking a major development in a case authorities have called a murder for hire motiva...
Oct 04, 2016
Derrick Rose defence told lack of black jurors 'tough luck'
LOS ANGELES - Potential jurors in a $21 million rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose were asked Tuesday what they know about the case, what basketball team they root for and whether they can set...
Oct 04, 2016
A look at the four candidates vying for Parti Quebecois leadership
MONTREAL - On Wednesday, Parti Quebecois members begin three days of voting for a new leader, with Pierre Karl Peladeau’s successor announced Friday night. A look at the four candidates: Alexand...
Oct 04, 2016
East Coast preps for Hurricane Matthew evacuations, damage
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - South Carolina’s governor said she would issue an evacuation order Wednesday so that 1 million people would have time to leave the coast ahead of Hurricane Matthew, and r...
Oct 04, 2016
Canadiens camp gets down to business as Price, Weber return from World Cup
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens camp can finally start for real now that goalie Carey Price and defenceman Shea Weber are back on the ice. Price and Weber, arguably the team’s top two st...
Oct 04, 2016