Category Archives: Canadian Press
Liberals consider sending peacekeepers to monitor peace in Colombia
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is considering whether to send unarmed observers to help monitor Colombia’s historic peace agreement. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office confirmed Tues...
Sep 20, 2016
Canadian Human Rights Commission urges resolution in child welfare dispute
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission said Tuesday it wants two prominent First Nations groups to resolve their dispute with the federal government over child welfare on reserves without resor...
Sep 20, 2016
Vancouver empty homes tax to include secondary units that are used for Airbnb
Vancouver’s proposed empty homes tax would include secondary properties being booked on the vacation rental website Airbnb, with the maximum fine for people who evade the levy set at $10,000. Ne...
Sep 20, 2016
WHY IT MATTERS: Wall Street regulation
WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: The financial crisis that struck in 2008 touched off the worst recession since the 1930s Great Depression, wiping out $11 trillion in U.S. household wealth and leaving about 8 ...
Sep 20, 2016
Trudeau security adviser approved of removing China's 'economic fugitives'
OTTAWA - The top-level Trudeau adviser overseeing a possible extradition treaty with China told the previous government that China’s so-called “economic fugitives” don’t belong...
Sep 20, 2016
Tories who support traditional marriage feeling discriminated against: Trost
OTTAWA - Brad Trost is a proud social conservative who has no desire to moderate his views as he prepares to enter the Tory leadership campaign, but he will stop short of promising to officially reope...
Sep 20, 2016
Tory leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier wants end to capital gains tax
TORONTO - Canada needs to scrap the capital gains tax and slash corporate taxes as a way to enhance economic growth, Conservative leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier said Tuesday. In a speech to a busin...
Sep 20, 2016
In UN speeches, Trudeau and Obama take aim at the politics of Trumpism
UNITED NATIONS, United Nations - Justin Trudeau’s first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included some less-than-subtle references to the politics practiced by people like Donald Tr...
Sep 20, 2016
Young phenoms may steal show at NHL camps once they're back from World Cup
The 2016 draft produced a bumper crop of young talent, and now it’s time to see if they are ready to make the jump straight into the National Hockey League. Rookie camps are over and the main tr...
Sep 20, 2016
Moments in Brad and Angelina's Hollywood romance
LOS ANGELES - Irreconcilable differences have brought an end to a Hollywood romance for the ages. Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce from Brad Pitt on Monday after 12 years together. A collection o...
Sep 20, 2016