Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian exporters feel pessimistic on NAFTA uncertainty, seeking new solutions
TORONTO - Nearly one-quarter of Canadian exporters believe they are negatively affected by looming NAFTA renegotiation uncertainty and are turning to creative solutions to succeed even if the free tra...
Dec 15, 2017
Drones to help assess destruction, health of B.C.'s forests after fires
VANCOUVER - Drones are being used to assess the aftermath of the worst fire season on record in British Columbia. Nicolas Coops, professor in forest resources management at the University of B.C., say...
Dec 15, 2017
Canadian Rose LaBreche to referee Six Nations women's match in Italy
TORONTO - Canadian Rose LaBreche will referee the England-Italy Six Nations Women’s rugby game in February. The match is scheduled for Feb. 4 at the Stadio Mirabello in Reggio Emilia, Italy. LaB...
Dec 15, 2017
Former on-air personality says ESPN was hostile workplace
BRISTOL, Conn. - A former ESPN personality is accusing the network of trying to silence her and other women who assert they were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment. Adrienne Lawrence mad...
Dec 15, 2017
Driver pleads guilty to charge related to roadside death of Nova Scotia Mountie
MONCTON, N.B. - A man from Pennsylvania who was driving a van that struck and killed a Mountie on a New Brunswick highway has pleaded guilty to driving without due care. Const. Frank Deschenes was hel...
Dec 15, 2017
'An emotional thing:' Returning sacred objects lifts Indigenous communities
Ryan Heavy Hand had been helping First Nations bring home ceremonial objects from museums for years, but this call from an institution in Oregon was a first. “The museum had a beaver bundle,R...
Dec 15, 2017
Pete Rose defamation lawsuit dismissed after agreement
PHILADELPHIA - A defamation lawsuit filed by Pete Rose last year against the lawyer who got him kicked out of baseball was dismissed Friday, federal court documents show. Rose said in the lawsuit that...
Dec 15, 2017
Bombardier, Boeing prepare to make final arguments in bitter trade dispute
OTTAWA - The bitter dispute between Bombardier and Boeing will enter a critical phase next week, when the two aerospace rivals appear before an all-important trade tribunal whose ruling will ultimatel...
Dec 15, 2017
Canada's Walker, Snith earn bronze in doubles luge at World Cup stop
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canadian lugers Tristan Walker and Justin Snith earned their first medals of the World Cup season after finishing third in doubles competition Friday. Calgary’s Snith and Wal...
Dec 15, 2017
Vathje rakes silver, Rahneva earns bronze in skeleton World Cup race
IGLS, Austria - Elisabeth Vathje earned silver and Canadian teammate Mirela Rahneva took bronze in a women’s skeleton World Cup race on Friday. Vathje, from Calgary, finished with a combined tim...
Dec 15, 2017