Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Very intense:' A look at judge who will sentence truck driver in Broncos crash
REGINA - The judge deciding the fate of a truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is a passionate former Crown prosecutor who once worked as a conservation officer and played on a bo...
Mar 17, 2019
Researchers look to artificial intelligence programs to predict wildfires
EDMONTON - Researchers and forest managers are turning to artificial intelligence in the hope it can help them predict the risk of catastrophic wildfires as climate change continues to rewrite the rul...
Mar 17, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays acquire right-hander Adam from Kansas City Royals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Jason Adam from the Kansas City Royals on Sunday for cash considerations. Adam, 27, had a 6.12 earned-run average in 32.1 innings pitched last sea...
Mar 17, 2019
Chelsea Carey rink registers two wins at world women's curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Canada’s Chelsea Carey rebounded nicely Sunday at the world women’s curling championship. The Calgary skip won both of her matches after opening the tournament Saturda...
Mar 17, 2019
Where eagles flirt: A DC tale of love, loss and raccoons
WASHINGTON - It’s a tale of star-crossed lovers, pregnancy and loss, and a hungry raccoon. Washingtonians, along with a global community of eagle-watchers, have been transfixed this winter by th...
Mar 17, 2019
Germany's Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank to hold talks on merger
BERLIN - Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, and domestic rival Commerzbank have decided to open talks on a possible merger. Sunday’s announcement followed months of speculation about a...
Mar 17, 2019
Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Hamilton to win Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia - Valterri Bottas can’t really explain how he got from playing the loyal lieutenant to Lewis Hamilton and failing to win a race last season, to upstaging his Mercedes teamma...
Mar 17, 2019
New five week, use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave benefit kicks in
OTTAWA - The federal government says more families than expected are taking advantage of the new ability to extend a year’s worth of parental leave benefits over 18 months. Since the extension w...
Mar 17, 2019
B.C. Court of Appeal to hear province's oil-transport reference case Monday
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers in the political battle over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project d...
Mar 17, 2019
U.S. college bribery scandal unlikely in Canada, but inequality persists
The college bribery scandal is spurring discussion about the ways in which money greases the wheels of the U.S. admissions process - and while most acknowledge there are fewer shortcuts to securing a ...
Mar 17, 2019