Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario does brisk business with 100,000 pot orders in first 24 hours
TORONTO - The Ontario Cannabis Store says it has received about 100,000 online orders in the first 24 hours that marijuana was legal in Canada. The government-run OCS says 12,000 of those orders came ...
Oct 19, 2018
Alaska's independent governor drops re-election bid
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Bill Walker dropped his re-election bid Friday, three days after the sudden resignation of his lieutenant governor over what Walker described as an inappropriate overture ...
Oct 19, 2018
Jordin Tootoo, first Inuk player in NHL, retires after 13 seasons
BRANDON, Man. - Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player in the history of the NHL, has announced his retirement from the league after 13 seasons. Tootoo made history when he was selected by Nashville in ...
Oct 19, 2018
New tax break rules for 'opportunity zone' investors
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is proposing rules for investors in a new program that it says could have a big impact on economically depressed areas around the country. About 8,700 so-called &...
Oct 19, 2018
CEO of mining company tears into analysts during rant
The CEO of a mining company exploded at Wall Street analysts on Friday, saying they don’t know how to read financial reports and should quit their jobs. “You guys should resign for your la...
Oct 19, 2018
Hackers breach HealthCare.gov system, get data on 75,000
WASHINGTON - A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people, officials said Friday. The C...
Oct 19, 2018
Return to sender: Postal union warns of fallout if US leaves
GENEVA - No international letters, no international packages: A top official with a 192-country postal union says that’s what Americans can expect if the Trump administration goes through with p...
Oct 19, 2018
California rolling forward with pot delivery regulations
LOS ANGELES - California moved a step closer Friday to allowing marijuana deliveries in communities that have banned retail sales of the drug as regulators rebuffed cities and police chiefs who are op...
Oct 19, 2018
Sky's the limit as Calgary opens testing area for drones and new technologies
CALGARY - The sky’s the limit as the city of Calgary opens what it believes is the first testing area in Canada for drones, autonomous vehicles and other technologies. The city has set aside a 5...
Oct 19, 2018
Hughes-less Roughriders face Stampeders with playoff fortunes at stake for both
CALGARY - Two CFL teams with stalled offences want to get back on track Saturday in Calgary. With a receiving corps thinned by injuries, the Calgary Stampeders (12-3) laboured moving the ball in a 26-...
Oct 19, 2018