Category Archives: Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.2 per cent in the third quarter, a slowdown from the previous quarter but still better than the lacklustre gains of the last decade. Labor co...

TORONTO - Bobby Orr doesn’t like the look of the NHL labour clouds forming on the horizon. In fact, the Hall of Fame defenceman says he fully expects another lockout in the not-too-distant futur...

SAN FRANCISCO - Carrying signs that included a mocking use of the company’s original “Don’t be evil” motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off th...

OTTAWA - A woman, who lost her son to suicide that was later linked to his service with the Canadian military in Afghanistan, has been named this year’s Silver Cross Mother. The Royal Canadian L...

TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie remains bullish on Halifax becoming the league’s 10th franchise, but says it’s all contingent on a suitable stadium being built in the Maritimes&#...

TORONTO - A deadly crash on a busy toll highway north of Toronto may have been caused by a mechanical failure in one of the vehicles involved, Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. Sgt. Kerry Schmi...

OTTAWA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pleased Canada won’t be rushing to restore diplomatic ties with Iran as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland affirmed Canada’s &...

CHURCHILL, Man. - Residents of Churchill crowded around a bonfire during a street party to celebrate the return of rail service and a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the northern Manitoba to...

Five stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 1 --- TORONTO VAN ATTACK SUSPECT DUE IN COURT The case of a man accused in a deadly van attack in northern Toronto that left 10 people dead is expected in c...

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Humboldt Broncos player Tyler Smith had a broken collarbone, a broken shoulder blade and nerve damage down his left arm. He was on the junior hockey team’s bus when it collided...