Category Archives: Canadian Press
Jays sign left hand pitcher Jaime Garcia to $8 million one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays signed left handed pitcher Jaime Garcia to a one-year contract for the 2018 season on Thursday. The $8 million contract comes with a club option for the 2019 season. Th...
Feb 15, 2018
5 referred to juvenile court in North Dakota hazing incident
FARGO, N.D. - Authorities referred five boys to juvenile court Thursday following alleged misconduct in the boys’ locker room at a small North Dakota school. The Richland County Sheriff’s ...
Feb 15, 2018
Analyst says shippers switching to CP Rail as CN Rail service deteriorates
Service on Canadian National Railway Co. has deteriorated to the point that clients are switching their cargoes to rival Canadian Pacific Railway, Walter Spracklin, a financial analyst for RBC Dominio...
Feb 15, 2018
Government asked to approve more money to 'stabilize' Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - MPs are being asked to approve more spending for “stabilization” of the government’s problem-plagued electronic pay system, including a $14 million loan to the unions repres...
Feb 15, 2018
Jury finished hearing evidence in trial for man accused of killing Tina Fontaine
WINNIPEG - A jury has finished hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused in the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found wrapped in a duvet filled with rocks in Winnipeg’s Red River...
Feb 15, 2018
Global News cuts nearly 80 jobs, mostly in TV, as part of move to online coverage
Corus Entertainment cut nearly 80 jobs, mostly in traditional TV production, at Global News newsrooms across Canada as part of a restructuring geared toward boosting online coverage. Global News will ...
Feb 15, 2018
Nova Scotia principals to get a year to decide status with union: minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia public school principals and vice-principals will be given a year to choose between losing their union membership or returning to classroom teaching and remaining in the union. E...
Feb 15, 2018
Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from its Edmonton-area refinery could cause interference with aircraft fuel gauge sensors. The company sa...
Feb 15, 2018
Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from its Edmonton-area refinery could cause interference with aircraft fuel gauge sensors. The company sa...
Feb 15, 2018
B.C. Lions sign Fajardo, Muamba, Dubuisson, Godin in free agency period
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions made four more moves in the CFL free agency Thursday including the signing of quarterback Cody Fajardo, who served as a back-up for the Grey Cup-winning Toronto Argonauts la...
Feb 15, 2018