Category Archives: Canadian Press
UCF's Scott Frost wins Associated Press Coach of the Year
Scott Frost is The Associated Press coach of the year after leading Central Florida to an unbeaten season and a spot in the Peach Bowl. Frost has already accepted the Nebraska head coaching job, but p...
Dec 18, 2017
Ottawa Redblacks hire Winston October as their new receivers coach
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks hired Winston October as their receivers coach Monday. October joins the Redblacks after serving as the receivers coach at William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. October w...
Dec 18, 2017
NewsAlert: "Injuries and casualties" in Amtrak train derailment near Seattle
TACOMA, Wash. - Authorities say “injuries and casualties reported” in Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle. More coming The Associated Press
Dec 18, 2017
Highly touted teenage forward Ayo Akinola signs as Toronto FC homegrown player
Toronto FC has signed highly touted teenage forward Ayo Akinola, a U.S. under-17 international, as a homegrown player. Akinola was a member of the American team that made it to the quarter-finals of t...
Dec 18, 2017
ESPN chief Skipper resigns, cites substance abuse problem
NEW YORK - John Skipper, president of the sprawling ESPN sports network, said Monday that he is resigning to treat a substance abuse problem. Skipper’s sudden announcement will force the Walt Di...
Dec 18, 2017
Victoria ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to begin in July
Victoria is the latest Canadian city to move ahead with a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. Councillors have given third reading to a bylaw that would fine businesses $100 if they sold or provi...
Dec 18, 2017
Ottawa announces $80 million for research on preventing, studying oil spills
HALIFAX - The federal government is spending $80 million on oil spill research, looking at how to prevent spills as well as their effect on the marine environment. “Our government is committed t...
Dec 18, 2017
Statistics Canada estimates the cannabis market in 2015 worth as much as $6.2B
OTTAWA - The country’s cannabis black market was worth as much as $6.2 billion in 2015 - nearly as much as the wine market, a new report by Statistics Canada estimates. The report released Monda...
Dec 18, 2017
Feds make crash avoidance systems mandatory for all new trucks and buses
OTTAWA - New trucks and buses sold in Canada will have to include crash-avoidance technology under newly approved federal regulations. Electronic stability control technology on school and heavy buses...
Dec 18, 2017
Ottawa drafts regs for better national reporting of assisted deaths
OTTAWA - Health Canada has posted draft regulations designed to allow the federal government to get a better national picture of how many Canadians are getting medical help to end their lives and in w...
Dec 18, 2017