Category Archives: Canadian Press
Niagara Falls a winter wonderland that draws tourists during frigid weather
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Diane Zhao has made the journey from China to Niagara Falls three times before, but she has never seen it like this - a veritable ice palace, straight out of a fairy tale. “...
Jan 4, 2018
Air Transat and regulator sued over incident that left passengers stranded
MONTREAL - An air passenger rights advocate is suing the Canadian Transportation Agency and Air Transat over decisions related to incidents last summer that left hundreds of passengers stranded on the...
Jan 4, 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to new CFL deal
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed quarterback Jeremiah Masoli on Thursday, one day after trading Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Masoli went 6-4 in 10 starts after replacing ...
Jan 4, 2018
Past of 'cocaine cowboys' pilot may come back to haunt him
MIAMI - The colorful past of a pilot who has long bragged about flying loads of drugs for Colombian cartels during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era in the 1980s may come back to haunt h...
Jan 4, 2018
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame announces new rules, list of eligible modern players
TORONTO - Striker Tomasz Radzinski and defender Candace Chapman lead the list of players eligible for Canada Soccer Hall of Fame consideration in 2018. Radzinski, Canada’s Player of the Year in ...
Jan 4, 2018
Asian stocks up as Dow breaks record, Koreas agree to talk
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Asian stock markets were moderately higher on Friday after the Dow Jones finished above 25,000 for the first time overnight and North and South Korea agreed to hold talks i...
Jan 4, 2018
Passenger rights group suing transport watchdog, airline over tarmac delay case
OTTAWA - An airline passenger rights advocate is suing the Canadian Transportation Agency and Air Transat over an incident last summer in which hundreds of people were left stranded in planes on the t...
Jan 4, 2018
Soulpepper allegations spur boycott talk among actors, patrons
Toronto’s renowned Soulpepper Theatre Company underwent a shakeup Thursday with several resignations and calls for a boycott in the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations against foun...
Jan 4, 2018
Markets Right Now: Dow trades above 25,000 points
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. The Dow Jones industrial average traded above 25,000 points for the first time, blasting through another 1,000-point milest...
Jan 4, 2018
UK ponders what to do with homeless ahead of royal wedding
LONDON - A political storm is brewing ahead of Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s May 19 wedding over whether to crack down on homeless people and beggars in the well-to-do English town of...
Jan 4, 2018