Category Archives: Canadian Press

Proposed pot swag ban makes it harder to compete with illicit pot: producers
TORONTO - A proposed ban on the use of cannabis brand elements on T-shirts and other swag would make it more difficult to stamp out the black market after legalization and have “significant̶...
Jun 04, 2018
New Brunswick says flood-hit homes may not get approval for rebuild
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick flood victims may not be able to rebuild their homes - or only rebuild after significant mitigation efforts like raising them. The destructive, record-settin...
Jun 04, 2018
Analysis: Quiet bats, starter struggles have Blue Jays searching for answers
TORONTO - It perhaps speaks to the nature of the Toronto Blue Jays’ disappointing year that arguably the team’s most memorable highlight was delivered by a prospect in a pre...
Jun 04, 2018

Trump, dairy farmers broaden attacks on Liberals as speedy metal tariffs urged
OTTAWA - The Canada-U.S. trade war bled into farm fields on Monday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government faced dual attacks from Canadian dairy farmers, and President Dona...
Jun 04, 2018

Melania Trump not attending G7 summit in Charlevoix later this week
OTTAWA - Style experts who have been eager to pit the fashion selections of Sophie Gregoire Trudeau against those of Melania Trump at this week’s G7 summit are going to be sorely disap...
Jun 04, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights turning to Tomas Tatar for Game 4 of Stanley Cup final
WASHINGTON - The Vegas Golden Knights are shaking things up for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Head coach Gerard Gallant confirmed this morning that winger Tomas Tatar will be inserted into the...
Jun 04, 2018

Quebec maple syrup producers tapping into strategic reserves after cold spring
LONGUEUIL, Que. - The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers says it plans to tap into its strategic reserves after a cold spring led to a drop in production. The federation of 13,700 produce...
Jun 04, 2018

Opposition criticizes $1.5-million retention bonuses for Kinder Morgan execs
CALGARY - Opposition politicians hit the Liberal government with pointed questions Monday over news that two Kinder Morgan Canada executives will each be given $1.5-million bonuses to ensure they...
Jun 04, 2018
External risks more acute for Canada than in the recent past: IMF
OTTAWA - The external risks facing the Canadian economy are more acute than in the recent past, the IMF said Monday in an annual review that has focused on the country’s housing market in recent...
Jun 04, 2018

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson being honoured in bronze
INSTITUTE, W.Va. - Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped astronauts return to Earth, is being honoured at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her nam...
Jun 04, 2018