Category Archives: Canadian Press
Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women’s access to free birth control. Judge Wen...
Dec 15, 2017
Canadian skier Cassie Sharpe wins gold in halfpipe at Dew Tour
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. - Canada’s Cassie Sharpe won gold in women’s halfpipe skiing at the Dew Tour on Friday after amassing a big score on her second run that her competitors couldn’t ...
Dec 15, 2017
Tentative deal reached in case of Canadian firm that sold cancer drug online
WINNIPEG - A tentative plea agreement has been reached that would see a Winnipeg-based online pharmacy and two affiliated businesses fined millions of dollars for selling misbranded and counterfeit dr...
Dec 15, 2017
Coalition govt reached in Austria signals shift to right
BERLIN - Conservative and nationalist parties in Austria reached a deal on Friday to form a new coalition government that will shift the country to the right and make 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz Europe...
Dec 15, 2017
NHL debuted 100 years ago with contract disputes, dodgy ice and plenty of goals
OTTAWA - It was a night of sticky ice, last-minute player signings and a disappointingly small crowd. The glitches that marred the NHL’s debut seem mere footnotes now as the world’s premie...
Dec 15, 2017
NAFTA negotiators part for holidays; prepare for pressure-laden talks in 2018
WASHINGTON - NAFTA negotiators parted ways for the holidays without completing any chapters Friday, preparing to reconvene in the new year for what could be a pressure-cooker period of bargaining thro...
Dec 15, 2017
CSX Corp. says president and CEO Hunter Harrison on medical leave
Hunter Harrison, the bombastic former head of both major Canadian railways and current president and CEO of CSX Corp. is on medical leave from the Florida-based railroad due to what the company called...
Dec 15, 2017
Quebec announces $44 million to help modernize taxi industry, compensation to come later
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it won’t be reimbursing taxi drivers immediately for the loss in value of their pricey permits but will create a body to establish future compensation. Tran...
Dec 15, 2017
Mounting Injuries: Canucks' Tanev out two to three weeks with a groin strain
VANCOUVER - Christopher Tanev has been added to the Vancouver Canucks’ mounting injury list. Head coach Travis Green said after today’s morning skate that the defenceman will be out two to...
Dec 15, 2017
Wynn Resorts to purchase site of former New Frontier casino
LAS VEGAS - Wynn Resorts is buying the site once occupied by the New Frontier casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The company this week announced it will pay $336 million for 38 acres. The site is ac...
Dec 15, 2017