The Canadian Press
About The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press has been Canada's trusted national news agency for more than 100 years, a news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms. Through words, photos, graphics, audio and video, more than 180 journalists cover news stories that impact Canadians with fairness, compassion, accuracy and taste. CP, a for-profit enterprise owned jointly by three of Canada's largest media companies, gives Canadians an authentic, unbiased source, driven by truth, accuracy and timeliness. More details about CP's news principles are available here. CP is a Trust Project News Partner.
Montreal considers becoming first major Canadian city to ban shopping bags
Proposed bans have been controversial in some jurisdictions, with an attempt in Toronto a few years ago ultimately failing.
Oil company: Shipment in North Dakota train derailment had been treated to lower volatility
Despite the treatment of the oil, six cars caught fire in Wednesday’s derailment 2 miles from the town of Heimdal.