Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. woman says feces from plane fell through car's sunroof and into her eyes
KELOWNA, B.C. - An afternoon drive turned into a “devastating” experience for a woman and her son when she says human feces fell from the sky and into her eyes through the o...
Jun 05, 2018
Fines kick in for Montreal merchants who give thin plastic bags
MONTREAL - Fines have kicked in for Montreal merchants who give customers thin plastic bags. The ban was implemented on Jan. 1 but retailers were given a five-month grace period. T...
Jun 05, 2018

Heritage society denounces Chateau Laurier redesign as "heritage vandalism"
OTTAWA - A preservation society is blasting the redesign of an addition to Ottawa’s stately Chateau Laurier hotel as “heritage vandalism,” but the lead archi...
Jun 05, 2018

Feds close to deal with Quebec shipyard Davie for coast guard icebreakers
OTTAWA - The federal government is close to a deal with Davie Shipbuilding that would see the Quebec shipyard provide several used icebreakers to bolster the Canadian Coast Guard’s own aging fle...
Jun 05, 2018

With wind in her sails, 'Steeltown Scrapper' eyeing Ontario premier's office
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Sitting behind a small table at the back of her campaign bus as it rumbles down the highway, Andrea Horwath ponders the winding road that has led her to the very doors of t...
Jun 05, 2018

Tory Leader Doug Ford combats criticism to fight for election win
TORONTO - The Ontario election would be Doug Ford’s to lose. At least that’s what polls and pundits suggested when the newly minted Progressive Conservative leader kicked of...
Jun 05, 2018
NewsAlert: Islanders fire coach Weight, general manager Snow
NEW YORK - The New York Islanders have fired coach Doug Weight and general manager Garth Snow. More coming The Associated Press
Jun 05, 2018

Wynne fights for Liberals' survival after admitting party has lost race
TORONTO - In the final days of a volatile election campaign, Kathleen Wynne went from vying to stay on as Ontario’s premier to fighting for her party’s survival. The Liberal leader and lon...
Jun 05, 2018
Bertrand Charest: four more women obtain right to be identified by name
MONTREAL - Four more women who were assaulted or allegedly assaulted by ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest when they were younger obtained the right on Tuesday to be identified by name. ...
Jun 05, 2018
Newfoundland high schooler faces three separate sexual assault trials
STEPHENVILLE, N.L. - A teenager is in court this week for the first of three trials on sexual assault allegations that shook a Newfoundland high school and spurred the province to update safety polici...
Jun 05, 2018