Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran trainer Mark Casse sending seven horses to Breeders' Cup event
Mark Casse will have three horses in the Juvenile Fillies and a strong favourite in the Mile at this years’ Breeder’s Cup, but experience has taught him to never assume anything. Casse, ni...
Oct 26, 2017
Coworking space demand soars as career patterns shift, firms cut costs: experts
A deal between one of Canada’s oldest retailers and a fast-growing U.S. startup that wants to convert portions of its flagship stores into shared offices is the latest evidence that coworking sp...
Oct 26, 2017
Google parent company chairman Eric Schmidt touts Canada's AI strategy
The chairman of Google’s parent company says Canada is smart to quadruple down on artificial intelligence. Alphabet Inc. chairman Eric Schmidt calls out Canada specifically in a tweetstorm and l...
Oct 26, 2017
CMHC says the country's housing market remains 'highly vulnerable'
OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the country’s housing markets remain “highly vulnerable” with evidence of moderate overvaluation and price acceleration. Markets in To...
Oct 26, 2017
Status of Women Canada gets $41 million to help with bigger workload
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is giving Status of Women Canada more money to pay for the extra workload that comes with its focus on gender equality. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that adva...
Oct 26, 2017
Musician donates guitar to Muscle Shoals recording museum
SHEFFIELD, Ala. - The tour experience at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios just got a little more authentic. Leaning against one of the walls is a black Music Man electric guitar owned by Pete Carr, lead gu...
Oct 26, 2017
Art commission wants 'Oh! Susanna' songwriter's statue gone
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Art Commission has voted to recommend removing a 117-year-old statue of the “Oh! Susanna” songwriter that has been criticized as demeaning because it includes a...
Oct 26, 2017
2nd woman accuses George H.W. Bush of grabbing her backside
OGUNQUIT, Maine - A second actress is accusing former President George H.W. Bush of inappropriate touching. Jordana Grolnick says Bush grabbed her buttocks during a group photo last year at the Ogunqu...
Oct 26, 2017
Deadly clashes mar repeat of Kenya's presidential vote
NAIROBI, Kenya - Opposition supporters boycotted Thursday’s rerun of Kenya’s disputed presidential election, clashing with police in some parts of the East African country and forcing auth...
Oct 26, 2017
Canadian basketball player hopes for better opportunities for Indigenous athletes
Michael Linklater remembers the day he fell in love with the game. His elementary school in Saskatoon had just laid a new asphalt basketball court, and a group of older boys playing pick-up had drawn ...
Oct 26, 2017