Category Archives: Canadian Press
Two by two: Developer wants biblical theme park with Noah's ark in Saskatchewan
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A Chinese businessman wants to build a biblical theme park in southern Saskatchewan with a massive replica of Noah’s ark complete with animal reproductions and a digital exper...
Sep 22, 2016
Poll: Quarter of Americans believe media too easy on Trump
NEW YORK - An estimated 27 per cent of Americans believe the news media has been too easy on Donald Trump. The Pew Research Center said Thursday that more people feel that way than they did about the ...
Sep 22, 2016
Nova Scotia's new cyberbullying law won't be ready until next year:minister
HALIFAX - A landmark cyberbullying law that was ruled unconstitutional and struck down nearly 10 months ago won’t be replaced until at least next spring, says Nova Scotia’s justice ministe...
Sep 22, 2016
Planned Alberta parks already heavily damaged by off-road vehicles: study
Research suggests two parks proposed for the southwestern corner of Alberta are already so heavily used they’re becoming useless to the grizzly bears they are supposed to protect. Analysis of th...
Sep 22, 2016

Nova Scotia wants recognition of its emissions reductions in carbon pricing plan
HALIFAX - Unlike his Saskatchewan counterpart, Nova Scotia’s premier is refusing to publicly mix it up with Ottawa over the potential imposition of either a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system, a...
Sep 22, 2016

Supreme Court selection process unfair: Sinclair, Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Two leading First Nations voices say the government’s new Supreme Court of Canada selection process creates unfair barriers for indigenous candidates due to its “functionally bili...
Sep 22, 2016

Royal tour shows off Canada's beauty, shines light on social issues
VICTORIA - It’s been almost 30 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, kissed an AIDS patient on the cheek. Her open-hearted, selfless gesture of compassion at London’s Mildmay Hospital in 1...
Sep 22, 2016
Figures show B.C. foreign buyers tax set off completion frenzy before deadline
VICTORIA - Property purchase figures released Thursday by British Columbia’s government reveals a stampede of foreign home buyers scrambling to avoid paying an additional 15 per cent a tax in th...
Sep 22, 2016
Judge sets date for closed hearing in Prince estate case
CHASKA, Minn. - A Minnesota judge has scheduled a closed hearing next week to deal with a dispute between potential heirs and the trust company overseeing the estate of the late rock superstar Prince....
Sep 22, 2016
Vacation over for pair of grizzlies caught on remote island in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A nearly week-long holiday of swimming and munching on berries has come to an end for two grizzly bears that have been caught on a tiny island just off the north-east tip of Vancouve...
Sep 22, 2016