Category Archives: Canadian Press
Triano sees similarities in his Suns, and the Raptors team he used to coach
TORONTO - Raptors star DeMar DeRozan was a rookie when Toronto’s then-head coach Jay Triano threw him into basketball’s deep end and told him to swim. The Raptors hosted Triano and his Pho...
Dec 5, 2017
Calgary to host Canada Cup stop on FINA Diving Grand Prix circuit
Calgary will host the Canada Cup, a stop on the FINA Diving Grand Prix circuit, in 2018 and 2019. Diving Canada announced Tuesday that the 2018 event will take place May 10-13 at the Repsol Sport Cent...
Dec 5, 2017
Government faces balancing act on marketing, packaging of legal marijuana
VANCOUVER - David Brown’s marijuana marketing students are often shocked to learn how difficult it is to - well - market marijuana. Advertising medical cannabis is essentially banned in Canada, ...
Dec 5, 2017
Quebec union of municipalities says no to pot near schools or in poor districts
QUEBEC - Cannabis shouldn’t be sold near schools or in underprivileged areas, the president of the organization that represents Quebec’s municipalities said Tuesday. It will be municipalit...
Dec 5, 2017
Famed 'Concussion' pathologist alleges autopsy interference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - San Joaquin County’s chief medical examiner, known nationally as the doctor depicted in the movie “Concussion” about brain injuries among football players, resig...
Dec 5, 2017
A brief look at provincial approaches to recreational marijuana sales
British Columbia and Manitoba are the latest provinces to outline their plans for the sale of marijuana with legalization looming July 1. Here is a glance at provincial and territorial plans to date. ...
Dec 5, 2017
Senate panel votes to roll back some Dodd-Frank requirements
WASHINGTON - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation that would provide banks and credit unions with relief from some of the stricter regulatory requirements put in place after the 2008 financi...
Dec 5, 2017
Ridding the Indian Act of sexism could cost $400M a year, budget watchdog warns
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says efforts to eliminate sexism from the Indian Act - which in some cases continues to allow fathers, but not mothers, to pass along their First Nations statu...
Dec 5, 2017
Google blocks YouTube on Amazon devices in escalating feud
SAN FRANCISCO - Google is pulling its popular YouTube video service from Amazon’s Fire TV and Echo Show devices in an escalating feud that has caught consumers in the crossfire. The decision to ...
Dec 5, 2017
Is the increasingly assertive Xi the same man Trudeau met last year?
The setting must have looked familiar to Justin Trudeau as he returned to a gleaming state guesthouse in Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, his second visit in 15 months. This time, ...
Dec 5, 2017