Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hajdu proud to fund opposing voices on women's issues, but not for anti-abortion
OTTAWA - Allowing groups advocating for women and girls to once again receive federal project funding is a way to encourage diverse voices, says Status of Women Minister Patricia Hajdu - but at least ...
Oct 03, 2016
Snakes alive! Well, one anyway as Lady the python found in Montreal
MONTREAL - Luck proved to be on Lady’s side Monday as an elusive royal python with that name was found just a few metres from where it escaped nearly six weeks ago. Lady had been on the lam sinc...
Oct 03, 2016
Diamondbacks fire Stewart, Hale after another losing season
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired general manager Dave Stewart and manager Chip Hale after a second consecutive losing season. The team announced in a release on Monday that it will discus...
Oct 03, 2016
Trudeau's carbon price plan praised, denounced: selection of quotes
OTTAWA - Some of what was said Monday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s surprise announcement that the federal government will impose a floor price on carbon, starting at $10 per tonne in 20...
Oct 03, 2016
Mexican officials say suspect arrested in death of Canadian artist
VANCOUVER - Robbery appears to be the motive behind the murder of Canadian photographer and artist Barbara McClatchie Andrews, says a Mexican prosecutor. Yucatan state Attorney General Ariel Aldecua a...
Oct 03, 2016
Canadian rugby captain, hurdlers look to try their hand at bobsleigh
CALGARY - Canadian rugby sevens captain Jen Kish and hurdlers Phylicia George and Nikkita Holder are trying their hand at bobsled. Kish, who tweeted a photo of herself driving in a car wearing a crash...
Oct 03, 2016
Questions from a federal consultation paper about new C-51 sharing provisions
OTTAWA - The Security of Canada Information Sharing Act, ushered in by the previous Conservative government as part of the C-51 anti-terrorism legislation, expanded the exchange of federally held info...
Oct 03, 2016
VP candidate Kaine's faith an influence, sometime struggle
RALEIGH, N.C. - The morning after Tim Kaine was named the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, his first stop wasn’t a rally or a swing state meet-and-greet - it was a church in Richmond, Virgi...
Oct 03, 2016
Five things to know about Canada's carbon pricing landscape
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a national “floor price” on carbon Monday that would require all provinces and territories to have some form of carbon pricing by 2018. Here are fiv...
Oct 03, 2016
Obama, DiCaprio team up against climate change
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up on the White House South Lawn on Monday to sound a call for urgent action to combat climate change. Obama told a crowd gathere...
Oct 03, 2016