Category Archives: Canadian Press
Lyft ride-hailing app being watched closely by transit officials in Toronto
TORONTO - The arrival of Lyft in Toronto has raised questions about the impact of such ride-hailing companies on the city’s public transit system, which governments are spending billions to expa...
Dec 14, 2017
Kadeisha Buchanan caps remarkable year with top Canadian female player award
TORONTO - Defender Kadeisha Buchanan capped a remarkable campaign overseas Thursday with a domestic triumph, earning Canadian female soccer player of the year honours for the second time in three year...
Dec 14, 2017
French death toll rises to 5 children in train-bus crash
PARIS - French authorities said one more student died Friday after a regional train sliced open a school bus in southern France, raising the overall death toll to five children. Marseille prosecutor X...
Dec 14, 2017
Police report possible meteor landing in northern Ontario
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police in northern Ontario say a meteor may be responsible for a loud explosion that shook houses in a Thunder Bay neighbourhood earlier this week. Thunder Bay police say officers ...
Dec 14, 2017
When just saying 'I'm from Newtown' can be a cross to bear
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Suzanne Davenport still wears a memorial bracelet and has a green ribbon with a “Be Kind” magnet on her car to honour the 26 children and educators killed at the local ele...
Dec 14, 2017
Mass shootings aren't more frequent - but they are deadlier
ATLANTA - It can sometimes seem as though mass shootings are occurring more frequently. Researchers who have been studying such crimes for decades say they aren’t, but they have been getting dea...
Dec 14, 2017
Activism, charity sustain Sandy Hook families 5 years later
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Out of a senseless tragedy, they have sought ways to find meaning in advocacy. Many relatives of the 26 children and educators killed five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School ha...
Dec 14, 2017
Bitcoin more akin to gambling than investing, says BoC governor Poloz
TORONTO - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is sounding the alarm on Bitcoin, calling the purchase of the cryptocurrency “closer to gambling than investing.” In a speech at the Canadia...
Dec 14, 2017
Quebec plan for compulsory sex-ed courses has its detractors
Quebec’s plan to introduce compulsory sexual-education courses for primary and secondary students ran into some immediate opposition Thursday, with some parents promising to fight the proposal. ...
Dec 14, 2017
Liberals expand directives on using torture-tainted info to military, diplomats
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has expanded its directions covering the use of foreign intelligence likely obtained through torture to include the Canada’s military, diplomatic service and elec...
Dec 14, 2017