Category Archives: Canadian Press
A look at NHL coaches and GM potentially on the hot seat in 2018-19
Last season marked the first time since 1966-67 that no NHL team fired its head coach during the season. Five bench bosses ended up getting let go in the spring, while Barry Trotz chose to leave the S...
Sep 26, 2018
Alberta city's cartoon cannabis spokesman up in smoke after parental backlash
LEDUC, Alta. - Buddy has gone up in smoke. The official cartoon cannabis spokesman for the City of Leduc, just south of Edmonton, only lasted about a week before the administration decided to roll him...
Sep 26, 2018
Federal use of A.I. in visa applications could breach human rights, report says
OTTAWA - A new report is warning about the federal government’s interest in using artificial intelligence to screen and process immigrant files, saying it could create discrimination, as well as...
Sep 26, 2018
Fed raises rates for 3rd time this year with 1 more expected
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve signalled its confidence Wednesday in the U.S. economy by raising a key interest rate for a third time this year, forecasting another rate hike before year’s end...
Sep 26, 2018
Manitoba writes off Blue Bombers stadium loan, province to release new deficit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is writing off the second of two loan segments that helped finance a new stadium for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Premier Brian Pallist...
Sep 26, 2018
Hairy mission: Canadian military eases restrictions on beards in uniform
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces have been in a lot of hairy situations over the years, but is taking that notion in a totally different direction by officially easing its restrictions on beards whi...
Sep 26, 2018
Toronto Argonauts face very difficult task in Calgary facing the Stampeders
The Toronto Argonauts have found themselves in a most unenviable position. The Argonauts (3-9) entered Week 16 of the CFL season third in the East Division, a whopping 10 points behind first-place Ott...
Sep 26, 2018
Air Canada pilots say near collision should prompt better action on pilot fatigue
TORONTO - A near-collision of an Air Canada jet at San Francisco’s airport should be a wake-up call for the federal government to adequately address pilot fatigue for overnight flights, the unio...
Sep 26, 2018
Scientists spot endangered whale not seen in Canadian waters for decades
OTTAWA - For a handful of researchers surveying marine life off British Columbia’s coast - it was a whale of a tale. This summer, a group of biologists and Canadian Coast Guard members became th...
Sep 26, 2018
John Gibbons won't return as Toronto Blue Jays manager in 2019
TORONTO - John Gibbons got a chance to say goodbye Wednesday at Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays made the long-expected announcement that the longtime Toronto manager would not return for the 2019 seaso...
Sep 26, 2018