Category Archives: Canadian Press
Airlines to give customers 'nonbinary' choice under gender
DALLAS - Major U.S. airlines say they will soon change their ticketing process to give passengers the option of identifying themselves as other than male or female. The gender option on airline sites ...
Feb 15, 2019
Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining US stores
NEW YORK - Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last y...
Feb 15, 2019
Mexican president announces bailout for cash-strapped Pemex
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced a $3.9 billion bailout for the country’s cash-strapped, state-owned oil company Friday and promised it an additional $1.6 bi...
Feb 15, 2019
US seeks ways to recycle lithium batteries in cars, phones
CHICAGO - The U.S. government will lead an ambitious effort to develop technologies to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, cellphones and other sources to ensure a reliable and affor...
Feb 15, 2019
Ottawa, provincial governments commit to addressing abuse in sports
Canadian politicians are banding together to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sports, but details on their plans remain slim. Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport...
Feb 15, 2019
'Melrose Place' actress to serve more time for fatal crash
SOMERVILLE, N.J. - A former “Melrose Place” actress was sentenced Friday to more prison time for a fatal 2010 auto accident by a judge who appeared at times reluctant to follow the guideli...
Feb 15, 2019
Measles 'outbreak' in Vancouver with nine cases; most linked to French schools
Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s facing an “outbreak” of measles with nine cases in the city this month. The number of confirmed cases more than doubled from four earlier on Friday...
Feb 15, 2019
IceDogs fined $250,000, stripped of draft picks for recruiting violations
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has fined the Niagara IceDogs $250,000 and stripped the club of its first-round selections at the 2019 and 2021 OHL Priority drafts for what the league calls a R...
Feb 15, 2019
Wilson-Raybould snubbed Senate committee on corporate corruption bill
OTTAWA - Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould angered senators by refusing to give testimony on a change to the Criminal Code that is now at the centre of allegations that she was improperly p...
Feb 15, 2019
Canada's Stephen Ames, Sandy Lyle share PGA Tour Champions lead
NAPLES, Fla. - Playing partners Sandy Lyle and Calgary’s Stephen Ames matched the course record at 8-under 63 to share the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Chubb Classic....
Feb 15, 2019