Jun 26 2019 — The Canadian Press — FREDERICTON — The chief of the Eel Ground First Nation in northeastern New Brunswick says his members will resume a treaty fishery for snow crab despite ongoing negotiations with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Chief George Ginnish says the federal department is not sufficiently committed to providing access to the fishery. Ginnish says people […]
Jun 26 2019 — The Canadian Press — Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 26 ——— CHINA SEEKS SUSPENSION OF CANADIAN MEAT The Chinese Embassy said Tuesday it has asked Canada to suspend all meat exports, a surprise move that comes amid the diplomatic dispute over the December arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. The latest Chinese move comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to […]
Jun 26 2019 — The Canadian Press — WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry Ltd. says it had a US$35-million loss with US$247 million of revenue in the first full quarter since it bought Cylance, which represents a new generation of technology for the company. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company acquired Cylance, a California-based artificial intelligence and cyber security company, in February for US$1.4 billion. BlackBerry, which […]
Jun 26 2019 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. had a $66.4-million net profit attributable to shareholders in its latest quarter, as an increase in television advertising helped to boost revenue. The owner of the Global television network, specialty TV channels and radio stations said the profit amounted to 31 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended May […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Soulpepper's first original musical "Rose" was among the big winners at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The production scored four trophies at the ceremony in Toronto on Tuesday night, including outstanding new musical. "Rose" led the musical theatre category, netting honours for best direction for Gregory Prest and an acting prize for featured player Peter Fernandes. From Sarah Wilson and […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have extended qualifying offers to four restricted free agents, including star winger Mitch Marner. Forwards Andreas Johnsson, Kasperi Kapanen and Michael Carcone were also extended offers. Extending the offers is essentially a formality that allows the Maple Leafs to retain negotiating rights with the players. Marner, Johnsson and Kapanen are […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — THOMPSON, Man. — An RCMP officer in northern Manitoba made a disastrous tactical decision to step in front a vehicle before he shot the driver, an expert in police use of force testified at the officer's trial Tuesday. Const. Abram Letkeman is charged with manslaughter in the November 2015 death of Steven Campbell, who was […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri touched on numerous on- and off-court topics during a nearly hour-long session with reporters on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the notable quotes from Ujiri in the aftermath of the Raptors' run to their first NBA title: On reports of other teams having interest in Ujiri: "For me, […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Even a championship can come with hiccups. Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri took time Tuesday in his season-ending press conference to talk about the few off-court negatives in an otherwise overwhelmingly successful championship season. Ujiri said organizers can do better than the disjointed championship parade last Monday to honour the Raptors' first NBA […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Even a championship can come with hiccups. Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri took time Tuesday in his season-ending press conference to talk about the few off-court negatives in an otherwise overwhelmingly successful championship season. Ujiri said organizers can do better than the disjointed championship parade last Monday to honour the Raptors' first NBA […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Heath Canada says sales of legal dried cannabis grew 16 per cent in April compared with the prior month. More than 8,800 kilograms of recreational and medical cannabis was sold in the month, up from 7,627 kilograms in March. Total cannabis oil sales grew 3.5 per cent to 8,196 litres. Almost 76 per cent of […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hypocrite over plastic cutlery that was available at a lunch meeting he held with youth activists in his Montreal riding. Trudeau tweeted a picture of himself having lunch on Monday with about half a dozen members of the Papineau Youth Council, including pizzas in […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hypocrite over plastic cutlery that was available at a lunch meeting he held with youth activists in his Montreal riding. Trudeau tweeted a picture of himself having lunch on Monday with about half a dozen members of the Papineau Youth Council, including pizzas in […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a hypocrite over plastic cutlery that was available at a lunch meeting he held with youth activists in his Montreal riding. Trudeau tweeted a picture of himself having lunch on Monday with about half a dozen members of the Papineau Youth Council, including pizzas in […]
Jun 25 2019 — The Canadian Press — EDMONTON — Alberta's legislature boss is telling both the government and Opposition members to do better following an angry confrontation in the house over earplugs. Speaker Nathan Cooper says the New Democrats were right to be upset last week when Premier Jason Kenney handed out the plugs so his caucus to tune out an overnight debate over a contentious […]