Category Archives: Canadian Press
For Jozy Altidore, move to Toronto FC has allowed him to find his happy place
TORONTO - After his playoff heroics, Jozy Altidore may never have to buy a drink again in Toronto. It’s a theory that may already have been tested, judging from his woozy performance at Toronto ...
Dec 13, 2017
DND posts Facebook photo of Super Hornets to tout Australian fighter purchase
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces social-media team might have been flying high over the federal government’s plans to buy second-hand jets from Australia, but an errant photo of Boeing’s contr...
Dec 13, 2017
Redblacks re-sign quarterback Trevor Harris for 2018 season
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed quarterback Trevor Harris for the 2018 CFL season. Harris finished tied for the CFL lead in touchdown passes with 30 and fourth in passing yards with 4,679...
Dec 13, 2017
Wildlife committee launches emergency assessment for B.C. steelhead
VANCOUVER - A dismal return for steelhead salmon in British Columbia’s Interior Fraser River system has prompted an emergency assessment of the species. Eric Taylor, chair of Committee on the St...
Dec 13, 2017
Show about viral video judge gets national syndication deal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A TV show featuring an 81-year-old municipal court judge in Rhode Island who has made a splash on social media is going national. The producers of the local show “Caught in Pr...
Dec 13, 2017
Police kill gunman during hostage situation in bank north of Toronto
MAPLE, Ont. - A dramatic hostage situation at a bank north of Toronto ended abruptly on Wednesday when police killed a lone gunman. No one else was injured but those inside the Royal Bank of Canada br...
Dec 13, 2017
Fed rate increase is 3rd this year; foresees 3 more in 2018
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the third time this year and foresees three additional hikes in 2018, a vote of confidence that the U.S. economy remains on solid ...
Dec 13, 2017
First lady hopes giving spirit continues through holidays
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump says she hopes the giving spirit that Americans displayed during a season of devastating hurricanes will continue over Christmas and into the new year. The first lady says s...
Dec 13, 2017
Biden consoles daughter of ailing Arizona Sen. John McCain
WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden sought to console the daughter of ailing Sen. John McCain after she began crying while discussing her father’s battle with brain cancer on ABC’...
Dec 13, 2017
Canadian wireless prices still high by most standards; ISED chided for 'spin'
TORONTO - The federal government was chided Wednesday for taking a positive “spin” on Canadian wireless service prices when it released an annual comparison with other countries this week....
Dec 13, 2017