Category Archives: Canadian Press
Elections Canada wants no part in organizing leaders debates during campaigns
OTTAWA - Canada’s independent elections watchdog wants no part in organizing leaders’ debates during federal elections. Elections Canada should not be involved in anything that could be se...
Nov 30, 2017
Vermont city thanks French city for misspelled jerseys
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont’s capital city said merci via Skype on Thursday to a French city it’s named after for some misspelled soccer jerseys that were sent its way. Montpellier, France, ...
Nov 30, 2017
B.C. Lions hire Ed Hervey as GM, Buono to stay on as coach for 2018
SURREY, B.C. - When the B.C. Lions were shopping unproven backup quarterback Mike Reilly on the trade market after the 2012 CFL season, Wally Buono got turned down by a number of fellow general manage...
Nov 30, 2017
Air Transat slammed, fined for handling of hours-long tarmac delay
OTTAWA - Air Transat failed its passengers during a sweltering, hours-long ordeal aboard two of its grounded aircraft this summer, a federal agency ruled Thursday as it fined the airline $295,000 and ...
Nov 30, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Scarborough staffer death not a "mystery"
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - President Donald Trump asked via Twitter if NBC would fire political talk show host Joe Scarborough based on an “unsolved mystery” years ago in Florida. Trump added, &#...
Nov 30, 2017
Calgary removes artwork containing photos of people that didn't consent
CALGARY - Publicly funded artwork that contained photos of a British comedian and others without their consent has been removed from an underpass in Calgary. A series of giant photographs called ̶...
Nov 30, 2017
Randy Travis loses legal bid to keep DUI footage private
NASHVILLE - A federal judge has denied a request by country singer Randy Travis to stop the state of Texas from releasing footage of him naked and ranting during a 2012 DUI arrest. The ruling on a req...
Nov 30, 2017
Exes file clashing lawsuits over hit novel 'The Girls'
LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit alleges that author Emma Cline plagiarized parts of her bestselling novel “The Girls” from an ex-boyfriend by using spyware to access his email and other accounts, ...
Nov 30, 2017
A look at some NHL coaches and GMs feeling the heat two months into the season
At least one NHL head coach has been fired by Dec. 8 since the 2013-14 season, with an average of four getting dismissed before the conclusion of the 82-game schedule. None of the league’s 31 te...
Nov 30, 2017
TransUnion report projects uptick in credit card delinquency rates in 2018
TORONTO - Expectations of higher interest rates in 2018 and a slight cooling off of the Canadian economy may see more consumers defaulting on credit card loans next year, a report by TransUnion Canada...
Nov 30, 2017