The Associated PressDoug Ferguson CARNOUSTIE, Scotland–Francesco Molinari didn’t get the loudest cheers for the best golf at British Open. He was overlooked for so much of yesterday playing alongside Tiger Woods, who caused pure pandemonium at Carnoustie by taking the lead in the final round of a major for the […]
Canada
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The nanny hired to care for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s three children has been given a full-time government salary–and a slight pay increase. The moves were revealed in an order-in-council issued last week, which sets Marian Pueyo’s annual pay between just less than $40,000 to more than […]
The Associated Press CARNOUSTIE, Scotland–Tiger Woods was the last player to win the U.S. Open and the British Open in the same year back in 2000. At this rate, that doesn’t look to change. U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka is spending way too much time in all the wrong places. […]
The Canadian Press BANFF, Alta.–Three cubs found abandoned in a washroom along the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park have been returned to the wild. The black bears, now yearlings, were found in April, 2017 and sent to the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Ontario. Officials with Parks Canada said […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Thousands of indigenous families living on-reserve will miss out on a boost to the federal Liberals’ signature child benefit that government MPs planned to tout at dozens of events today. Almost every family in the country receives the monthly benefit but take-up rates for families on-reserve […]
The Canadian Press NANAIMO, B.C.–Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C. shot and killed a cougar that has been spotted prowling in the area for weeks. RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said they received numerous reports of a cougar roaming the docks and fish-cleaning station around the Nanaimo Yacht Club early yesterday. He added […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Facing pressure from rural communities and opposition MPs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s asked Transport minister Marc Garneau to find solutions to Greyhound Canada’s decision to pull its buses from the Prairies, B.C., and Northern Ontario. Greyhound’s news was “difficult” to hear for people who already […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Justin Trudeau has unveiled his pre-election cabinet in a shuffle designed to showcase new faces and to address increasingly troublesome files–from border security to trade promotion to the potential for bare-knuckle scraps with the provinces. In yesterday’s shuffle, the prime minister gave new portfolios to six […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–For decades, Winnipeg residents have debated the idea of allowing pedestrians to once again cross a downtown intersection many consider iconic. This fall, they may be able to vote on it. Mayor Brian Bowman announced yesterday he supports a fellow councillor’s motion to include a referendum […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Sunny ways? Not so much at Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s historic home. The small structure north of Montreal has seen a sharp decline in attendance–to 623 visitors in 2016 from about 2,600 in 2011. The same trend is seen at semi-detached homes once owned by Sir George-Etienne […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–People across Ontario will be consulted before a new sex-education curriculum is drafted, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday in an attempt to quell concerns over his government’s controversial decision to scrap the updated lesson plan. The newly-elected Progressive Conservatives were accused of flip-flopping on the issue […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The federal environment minister yesterday expressed disappointment that Ontario did not seem to have a plan to fight climate change, a conclusion she said she reached after her first meeting with her provincial counterpart. Catherine McKenna’s discussion with Rod Phillips came as the provincial Progressive Conservatives, […]
