Category Archives: Canadian Press
Yahoo to pay $117.5M in latest settlement of massive breach
SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in ...
Apr 10, 2019
Environmentalists question Pennsylvania's new methane rule
The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing a regulation to control methane emissions from existing natural gas facilities that doesn’t directly target the potent greenhouse gas, r...
Apr 10, 2019
Employee charged with assault in Texas plant explosion
DALLAS - Another senior employee at a chemical company is facing criminal charges connected to a 2017 explosion at a Houston-area plant following Hurricane Harvey. Michael Keough, vice-president of lo...
Apr 10, 2019
Amazon's growing ties to oil industry irks some employees
NEW YORK - Amazon is getting cozy with the oil industry - and some employees aren’t happy about it. The online shopping giant, which already works with BP and Shell, has been trying to woo more ...
Apr 10, 2019
JetBlue to offer flights to London from NY and Boston
After mulling it over for a long time, JetBlue is taking a leap - across the pond, that is. JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes announced Wednesday that the airline plans to start flying to London from New York a...
Apr 10, 2019
Facebook cracks down on groups spreading harmful information
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site - stepping up the compan...
Apr 10, 2019
The Latest: EU, UK agree to delay Brexit until Halloween
BRUSSELS - The latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 3 a.m. British Prime Minister Theresa May says the European Union has granted her “key request” to ...
Apr 10, 2019
Slava Voynov appeals suspension for 2019-20 season
NEW YORK - Slava Voynov is appealing the suspension imposed by the NHL after it determined he committed acts of domestic violence. Jonathan Weatherdon, a spokesman for the NHL Players’ Associati...
Apr 10, 2019
Robyn Silvernagle tops Jennifer Jones 7-4 at Players' Championship
TORONTO - Robyn Silvernagle scored a 7-4 victory over Jennifer Jones during the fifth round-robin draw of the Players’ Championship Wednesday night. Silvernagle, from North Battleford, Sask., im...
Apr 10, 2019
Canada to face Mexico, Martinique and Cuba at this summer's Gold Cup
Canada’s soccer credentials under coach John Herdman will be tested by the best CONCACAF has to offer at this summer’s Gold Cup. The Canadian men, currently ranked 78th in the world, have ...
Apr 10, 2019