Category Archives: Canadian Press
Bristol-Myers Squibb buying Celgene in $74B deal
SUMMIT, N.J. - Bristol-Myers Squibb is spending $74 billion on fellow drugmaker Celgene in a deal aimed at stocking the combined company’s development pipeline with cancer, immunology and cardio...
Jan 03, 2019
Source: Canadian international striker Adriana Leon headed to England
TORONTO - Canadian international forward Adriana Leon was released by the Seattle Reign on Thursday, paving the way for a move abroad. A source said the 26-year-old from King City, Ont., is headed to ...
Jan 03, 2019
Big names, lots of draft picks expected to move as teams ramp up for Memorial Cup
TORONTO - With the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s trade deadline looming, Saint John Sea Dogs general manager Trevor Georgie found himself putting in extra work over the Christmas break. &#...
Jan 03, 2019
Radio-Canada accused of racism for parody mocking PM's India trip
MONTREAL - A character playing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a drag from a joint and is suddenly transported into a fantasy world where he is dressed in traditional Indian clothing as talking co...
Jan 03, 2019
Orrin Hatch ends 4-decade Senate run as unique GOP voice
SALT LAKE CITY - Orrin Hatch ended his tenure Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservatives in t...
Jan 03, 2019
Parise scores winner, Dubnyk solid in net as Wild down Maple Leafs, Hutchinson
TORONTO - Michael Hutchinson was introduced to his head coach and teammates a few hours before making his Toronto Maple Leafs’ debut. With No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen and backup Garret Sparks...
Jan 03, 2019
Finnish hockey coach celebrates win, birth of son at world juniors
VANCOUVER - Finnish hockey coach Jussi Ahokas says he was the “happiest man on Earth” Wednesday night. But it wasn’t solely because his team had punched its ticket to the semifinals ...
Jan 03, 2019
Tech CEOs say Liberal innovation agenda does little to help firms scale up: poll
OTTAWA - The federal government’s big-ticket efforts to support high-growth tech firms are offering little for emerging companies that have already outgrown the fledgling start-up phase, accordi...
Jan 03, 2019
Toronto FC coach says Argentine forward Lucas Janson may not be back
TORONTO - Argentine forward Lucas Janson, who joined Toronto FC last August on loan, may not be back this season. “I would say as of today he’s not coming back,” Toronto coach Greg V...
Jan 03, 2019
Heartbreaking loss a learning experience for Canadian junior hockey team
VANCOUVER - A devastating quarterfinal loss at the world junior hockey championship must act as motivation for the members of Team Canada, says the squad’s captain. “We’ve got to mov...
Jan 03, 2019