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Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
JERUSALEM - A Jerusalem district court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to delay the start of his corruption trial, ruling it would begin as planned next week. Netanyahu...
Mar 10, 2020
CP NewsAlert: NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS to restrict locker-room access to prevent coronavirus exposure
NEW YORK - NBA, NHL, MLB, Major League Soccer will restrict access to locker rooms to protect players from exposure to the novel coronavirus. More coming. The Canadian Press
Mar 10, 2020
FCM release budget recommendations
PRINCE GEORGE - In anticipation of the upcoming federal budget, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a set of recommendations titled Building Better Lives with Budget 2020.Firs...
Mar 10, 2020 Photo courtesy FCM (from R-L: 3rd Vice-President Darren Hill, Councillor City of Saskatoon, 2nd VP Joanne Vanderheyden, Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc, Past-President Vicki-May Hamm, Mayor Ville de Magog, President Bill Karsten, Councillor City of Halifax, CEO Brock Carlton, and 1st VP Garth Frizzell, City of Prince George)
Not so sweet:
B.C. Gets a Pop Tax
The British Columbia government is using a seven per cent tax to make you make better beverage decisions. But study hard because this multiple-choice test isn't easy.The tax hits pop. Obvious, right? ...
Mar 10, 2020
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus had killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpou...
Mar 10, 2020
Accused spy fights to overturn immigration ruling, saying she helped Canada
OTTAWA - A woman accused of spying for Russia says there's nothing to the allegations because her actions ended up helping Canadian interests. Elena Crenna is asking the Federal Court t...
Mar 10, 2020
End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists
MONTREAL - Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures ...
Mar 10, 2020
Child care, education, housing at heart of affordability fears, Morneau told
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau was told weeks into the Liberals' second mandate that Canadians are most worried about affordability in areas where governments have a lot of power over prices -...
Mar 10, 2020
Plans to deal with COVID-19 and marijuana-scented cash; In The News for March 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 10 ... Wha...
Mar 10, 2020
Freeland asks provinces, territories for COVID-19 readiness plans
The federal government is asking the provinces and territories for their plans to deal with COVID-19 ahead of a meeting on Friday between the premiers and the prime minister. Deputy Prime Ministe...
Mar 10, 2020