Category Archives: Canadian Press
Star striker Sinclair named Canada's top women's soccer player for 13th time
Christine Sinclair remembers dark times for Canada at the beginning of her international soccer career - routs at the hands of the powerful Americans and lopsided losses to European giants. Now she...
Dec 15, 2016
Record late formation of Hudson Bay sea ice leads to more polar bear clashes
CHURCHILL, Man. - Manitoba conservation officials say late sea ice formation on Hudson Bay has lead to a record number of polar bear encounters with the people of Churchill. Polar bears came too close...
Dec 15, 2016
Florida agency paid Pitbull $1M for 'Sexy Beaches' promotion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Rapper Pitbull released his $1 million contract with Florida’s tourism marketing agency via Twitter Thursday, two days after the House speaker sued to find out details of the...
Dec 15, 2016
Feds spending $500M to expand high-speed Internet access to remote communities
WAKEFIELD, Que. - The federal government is investing up to $500 million to bring high-speed, broadband Internet access to 300 rural and remote communities by 2021. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains s...
Dec 15, 2016
Ex-Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man
Prosecutors charged a Milwaukee police officer Thursday with killing a black man in August, alleging the man had thrown his gun away and was unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Dominique He...
Dec 15, 2016
'He was a warrior:' Saskatchewan prison riot leaves inmate dead, 8 injured
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A riot involving 185 prisoners at a prison in northern Saskatchewan has left one inmate dead, eight prisoners injured and a large part of the institution uninhabitable. Correcti...
Dec 15, 2016
Elf on a Shelf and Mensch on a Bench sit side by side at Chrismukkah
Erica Mark grew up Jewish but that hasn’t stopped her from loving everything about Christmas. The tinsel-loving mom happily embraces the seasonal traditions of shopping for gifts, decorating the...
Dec 15, 2016
Four children and their father feared dead in First Nation house fire
ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES, Ont. - A father, three young children and a baby are believed to have died in a fire that destroyed their home and ripped apart this First Nation community amid efforts Th...
Dec 15, 2016
FCC Chairman Wheeler to resign on Inauguration Day
NEW YORK - The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcasters, phone and cable companies, says he will step down in January as President-elect Donald Trump takes office. T...
Dec 15, 2016
New housing finance rules to curb exposure to rising debt levels: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is predicting new mortgage rules will help slow rising household debt levels and the advance of home prices in some markets - two concerns it says pose the biggest risks to...
Dec 15, 2016