Category Archives: Canadian Press
Riders head coach/GM Chris Jones plans to touch base with receiver Duron Carter
After orchestrating the CFL off-season’s biggest trade, Chris Jones has set his sights on one of the league’s top pending free agents. The Saskatchewan head coach/GM acquired veteran quart...
Jan 10, 2018
E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce appears to be over, agency says
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce appears to be over. The agency says as of Wednesday there have been 42 cases of E. coli illness reported in ...
Jan 10, 2018
Denny Morrison's "guardian angel" joins him on Canada's Olympic long-track team
CALGARY - When speedskater Denny Morrison was in the hospital after his motorcycle crash in 2015, he told nurses the Canadian teammate at his bedside was his future wife. “We weren’t even ...
Jan 10, 2018
Trump reviews his own meeting; gives a big thumbs up
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the reviews are in: He puts on a “tremendous” meeting. The former reality television star greeted reporters in the Cabinet Room on Wednesday by say...
Jan 10, 2018
Quebecor claims rights over sale of embattled Just For Laughs comedy festival
MONTREAL - Media giant Quebecor Inc. is claiming the embattled Montreal-based Just For Laughs company cannot be sold without its consent. Quebecor (TSX;QBR.B) filed a request for an injunction in Queb...
Jan 10, 2018
Sens' Bobby Ryan out with another hand injury, no timeline on return
TORONTO - Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan has been sidelined with another hand injury, and there is no timeline for his return. Ryan didn’t return for the third period of Tuesday’s 8-2 ...
Jan 10, 2018
Candidate in Italian election reverses stance on euro exit
A populist candidate for Italy’s premiership says European Union rules for the euro currency must change, but he’s no longer backing a eurozone exit. Luigi Di Maio, a leader of the opposit...
Jan 10, 2018
Rapper with song 'Sell Drugsz' gets prison for selling drugs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island rapper whose songs include “Sell Drugsz” has been sentenced to three years in prison for doing just that. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that 30-...
Jan 10, 2018
Judges rule Pennsylvania can keep congressional map
Pennsylvania can keep its congressional map, a judicial panel in Philadelphia ruled Wednesday, rejecting an argument from a group of Democratic voters who contended it should be thrown out because the...
Jan 10, 2018
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Jan. 10 --- TRUDEAU HECKLED ABOUT KHADR AT HAMILTON TOWN HALL: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a woman heckling him about Omar Khadr during a town hall ...
Jan 10, 2018