Category Archives: Canadian Press
Liberals look to put stamp on CMHC with new board focused on social housing
OTTAWA - Canada’s housing agency is getting a makeover as the Liberals look to cement the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. as a vehicle to deliver more affordable housing to millions of Canadia...
Dec 20, 2017
Colorado man arrested after offering weed for sheriff's SUV
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado man landed in jail after offering to trade illegal homegrown marijuana for an SUV listed on Craigslist - a vehicle that happened to be owned by a sheriff. The Gaze...
Dec 20, 2017
Uber taps Barney Harford as COO
NEW YORK - Uber has named Barney Harford its new COO, the same day the European Union’s top court dealt it a blow, ruling that the ride-hailing company should be regulated like a taxi company an...
Dec 20, 2017
From hockey to hoops: A look at 10 of the biggest sports stories from 2017
The NHL decided to skip out on the Pyeongchang Olympics, a pair of Toronto franchises won titles and the Blue Jays lost beloved former pitcher Roy Halladay when his private plane crashed. Here are 10 ...
Dec 20, 2017
Ex-Michigan trooper charged with murder in boy's death
DETROIT - A former Michigan State Police trooper was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle after being shot with a stun gun....
Dec 20, 2017
New contract including anti-harassment measures approved by B.C. actors
VANCOUVER - The latest contract covering performers in British Columbia contains what the actors’ union says is precedent-setting language against sexual harassment. Members of the Union of B.C....
Dec 20, 2017
NewsAlert: 8 Americans, 2 Swedes, 1 Canadian, 1 Mexican among dead in Mexico tour bus crash
CANCUN, Mexico - Mexico officials: 8 Americans, 2 Swedes, 1 Canadian, 1 Mexican among dead in Mexico tour bus crash. More info coming The Associated Press
Dec 20, 2017
Stolen figures of Jesus, Mary returned to Ontario church in time for Christmas
BANCROFT, Ont. - An Ontario church that saw the figures of Jesus and Mary swiped from its nativity scene will now celebrate Christmas with everyone accounted for. Provincial police say the figures wer...
Dec 20, 2017
Montreal Alouettes hire former NFL coach Mike Sherman as head coach
MONTREAL - First it was Toronto, then Hamilton and now the Montreal Alouettes have hired a former National Football League coach. Mike Sherman, who guided Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers to thre...
Dec 20, 2017
One Canadian dead, 3 injured in Mexico bus crash that killed 12 people
MONTREAL - A bus crash in eastern Mexico that claimed the lives of 12 people, including a Canadian woman, has left families in two provinces in a state of shock. The woman was identified by her family...
Dec 20, 2017