Category Archives: Canadian Press
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Philadelphia 5 Florida 1 Pittsburgh 5 N.Y. Rangers 4 (OT) Toronto 2 Washington 0 Vancouver 3 Ottawa 0 New Jersey 5 Tampa Bay 4 (SO) Nashville 4 Colorado 1 Columbus 5 Winnipeg...
Oct 18, 2017
Oilers continue slow start to season, lose to Hurricanes 5-3
EDMONTON - Milan Lucic wants to stem the tide for the Edmonton Oilers before they rack up too many losses and it becomes a lost season. Teuvo Teravainen had a pair of goals and Jordan Staal a goal and...
Oct 18, 2017
Canada heartened by new congressional research report on NAFTA: source
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is taking a measure of comfort in a new report by the U.S. Congress that casts doubt on one of Donald Trump’s priorities for renegotiating the North American Free...
Oct 18, 2017
Eight stories in the news for today, Oct. 18
Eight stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 18 --- B.C. AMMONIA LEAK LEAVES THREE DEAD Three people are dead after a possible ammonia leak at an arena in Fernie, B.C. Tuesday night that also forced ...
Oct 18, 2017
Marijuana rules will be 'a work in progress,' Vancouver councillor
VANCOUVER - The looming deadline for legalized marijuana has local governments in British Columbia crafting wish lists for provincial legislation, from where pot should be grown to how it should be so...
Oct 18, 2017
First Nation in Ontario hopes drones will help lower costs, create jobs
An Indigenous community in northeastern Ontario is turning to drones to help lower costs and create jobs. Moose Cree First Nation has teamed up with Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada to see if the s...
Oct 18, 2017
Canadian researchers develop new model for early-stage lung cancer detection
VANCOUVER - Canadian researchers have developed a predictive model for detecting lung cancer in early stages when the disease has a greater potential to be curable. The Pan Can Model, developed by a t...
Oct 18, 2017
Online storytelling app Wattpad gives users an ad-free option for $5.99 a month
Canadians who prefer their online stories told without advertising to interrupt the dramatic flow can now subscribe to a “premium” version of the Wattpad app. But it’s going to cost ...
Oct 18, 2017
John Dunsworth's death changes Nova Scotia film landscape:'The man was a legend'
HALIFAX - Everyone in Nova Scotia’s theatre and film industry has a John Dunsworth story. For actor Jeremy Webb, it was being compelled to spout Shakespearean monologues in Dunsworth’s dow...
Oct 18, 2017
Judge OKs revised Sears Canada bonus plan to keep key staff through liquidation
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has approved Sears Canada’s request to reduce its retention bonus for about three dozen head office staff who will stay through the retailer’s liquidation proces...
Oct 18, 2017