Category Archives: Canadian Press
Stampeders keep star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in red and white
CALGARY - Bo Levi Mitchell says he left money on the table to stay with the Calgary Stampeders. Mitchell entered a heated free-agent market Tuesday, but quickly opted to sign a four-year contract with...
Feb 12, 2019
Expanded Canadian Championship draw for 2019 soccer tournament revealed
TORONTO - Calgary’s Cavalry FC will host Victoria’s Pacific FC in an all-CPL matchup in May in the opening leg of first-round qualifying play in the newly expanded Canadian Championship. V...
Feb 12, 2019
Dog from Iran that had acid thrown in face has successful surgery in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A seven-month-old puppy from Iran that had acid thrown on her face underwent a surgery in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. “The vet just called and said Mugsy’s doing great,”...
Feb 12, 2019

Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill
CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat after Parliament pass...
Feb 12, 2019
Quarterback Zach Collaros re-signs one-year deal with Roughriders
REGINA - Quarterback Zach Collaros is staying with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders announced on Tuesday that they have re-signed Collaros to a one-year contract. Collaros will return to ...
Feb 12, 2019

Inking star quarterback Mike Reilly ushers in new era for B.C. Lions: GM
SURREY, B.C. - Mike Reilly sees himself winning Grey Cups with the B.C. Lions - a lot of Grey Cups. “I felt like coming to B.C. was going to give me the best opportunity to win the most champion...
Feb 12, 2019

Fed Chairman Powell says prosperity not felt in all areas
ITTA BENA, Miss. - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell travelled Tuesday to a historically black university in the Mississippi Delta to deliver a message that the nation’s prosperity has not ...
Feb 12, 2019
FedEx Logistics establishing new HQ in downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FedEx Logistics is establishing a new headquarters in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and bringing nearly 700 jobs along with it. FedEx Logistics President and CEO Richard W. Smith and G...
Feb 12, 2019
40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking
GENEVA - Forty countries led by Japan and the European Union - but not the U.S. or China - have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with automated braking systems s...
Feb 12, 2019
Pentagon outlines its first artificial intelligence strategy
The U.S. military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence in warfare, but says it will take care to deploy the technology in accordance with the nation’s values. The Pentagon outlined...
Feb 12, 2019