Category Archives: Canadian Press
Red tape getting in the way of foreign staff security: union
OTTAWA - The union representing Canadian diplomats has blamed an overabundance of red tape for the government’s failure to ensure staff stationed overseas are kept safe. Federal auditor general ...
Nov 21, 2018
Some Canadian diplomats who fell ill in Havana unable to work, having relapses
OTTAWA - A handful of Canadian diplomats who mysteriously fell ill in Cuba last year have been unable to return to work even as investigators struggle to pinpoint the cause of their symptoms. A Global...
Nov 21, 2018
Group of U.S. senators urge Trump to expedite congressional vote on USMCA
WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. senators is pushing President Donald Trump to fast-track the final text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement so Congress can vote on it before the end of the year ...
Nov 21, 2018
Canadians seem more positive on Twitter than Americans, study suggests
TORONTO - Canadians tend to be more positive on Twitter than their American counterparts, according to a new study from an Ontario university that suggests the language we use may help explain the nat...
Nov 21, 2018
Canada's E. coli outbreak steps lag U.S. because of caseloads: experts
TORONTO - When news broke Tuesday that consumers should avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention swiftly demanded that retailers...
Nov 21, 2018
Rick Campbell, Dave Dickenson meet up again at Grey Cup coaches newser
EDMONTON - Dave Dickenson and Rick Campbell are together again at the Grey Cup. For the second time in three years, the Calgary Stampeders will face the Ottawa Redblacks in the CFL title game. In 2016...
Nov 21, 2018
Banned for biting, former Wolfpack player Jack Bussey joins Featherstone
TORONTO - Jack Bussey, suspended last season for biting while playing for the Toronto Wolfpack, has rejoined Featherstone Rovers. Bussey started his rugby league career with Featherstone, joining the ...
Nov 21, 2018
'There has to be accountability': victims of sterilization demand action
OTTAWA - Morningstar Mercredi says she woke up from surgery at 14 and immediately broke down when she discovered the baby she had felt inside her was gone. What remained was an incision from her panty...
Nov 21, 2018
Couple allege racial profiling after Montreal arrest for excessive honking
MONTREAL - A Montreal couple who were pepper sprayed in their car by police after being stopped for excessive honking during Grand Prix festivities last June say they were victims of racial profiling....
Nov 21, 2018
Oil plunge could help US consumers, some emerging markets
FRANKFURT - Holiday shoppers should enjoy more spending power thanks to the recent sharp drop in oil prices, though cheaper energy could also weigh on the U.S. economy by dampening investment in shale...
Nov 21, 2018