Category Archives: Canadian Press

Class action lawsuit proposed on Air Canada and WestJet baggage fees
CALGARY - Air Canada and WestJet are facing a potential class action lawsuit after imposing checked baggage fees only days apart. The proposed class action alleges that the two airlines colluded to im...
Sep 27, 2016
Another prep school finds sex abuse in its past
The Pomfret School in Connecticut has revealed that several of its teachers engaged in improper conduct with students between the 1970s and 2000s, adding its name to a list of elite boarding schools n...
Sep 27, 2016
Jays' Shapiro meets with Dunedin officials about spring facility upgrade
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro met with Dunedin officials Monday night regarding proposed upgrades to the club’s spring-training facility that would help keep the franchise in the only...
Sep 27, 2016
Arceneaux, Smith and Mitchell secure CFL weekly top performer honours
TORONTO - Receivers Emmanuel Arceneaux of the B.C. Lions and Jamill Smith of the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell were named the CFL’s players of the week Tue...
Sep 27, 2016
Orange Shirt Day for residential school children marked in northern Saskatchewan
ILE-A-LA-CROSSE, Sask. - A school in northern Saskatchewan is showing support for children who attended residential schools. Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield joined staff and students at the Rossigno...
Sep 27, 2016

Opponents of Bay of Fundy tidal power project ask judge to suspend testing
HALIFAX - An ambitious plan to lower two massive turbines into the Bay of Fundy, where they will be tested against the awesome power of the world’s highest tides, has hit more legal turbulence. ...
Sep 27, 2016

Mayrand: don't change election laws without broad support of Parliament
OTTAWA - Canada should consider requiring the support of more than just a simple majority of parliamentarians before making any changes to the country’s election laws, the chief electoral office...
Sep 27, 2016

UN agency expected to approve global aviation emissions deal at general assembly
MONTREAL - The world’s first climate deal governing the aviation sector is on the cusp of being ratified, as a United Nations agency gathering got underway in Montreal on Tuesday amid criticism ...
Sep 27, 2016

Police return emu found wandering southwestern Ontario roads to owner
KILWORTH, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say a wandering emu has been returned to its owner. The emu was reported to police Tuesday morning by concerned citizens who saw the large flightless bird on...
Sep 27, 2016

Cattle feeders in heart of Canada's industry say tax threatens survival
CALGARY - Feedlot operators in the heart of Canada’s largest cattle-producing region are warning that a municipal tax introduced this past spring will result in more cattle feeders going out of ...
Sep 27, 2016