Category Archives: Canadian Press
Gov't to require cars be able to talk to each other
WASHINGTON - All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure under a proposal released Tuesday by the Transpor...
Dec 13, 2016
4 months after Olympics, organizers unable to pay some bills
RIO DE JANEIRO - Almost four months after the Olympics ended, Rio de Janeiro organizers are unable to pay some of their bills, including $3.7 million owed to the International Paralympic Committee. IP...
Dec 13, 2016
Edmonton Eskimos extend contract of pending free agent kicker Sean Whyte
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos signed kicker Sean Whyte to a contract extension on Tuesday. Whyte, who was slated to become a free agent, made 45 of 48 field-goal attempts last season to lead the CFL...
Dec 13, 2016
Star golfer Brooke Henderson says she's matured after remarkable season
Taiwan was Brooke Henderson’s favourite destination on the LPGA Tour this year. Playing in the Olympics, winning US$1.7 million in prize money and capturing her first major were pretty cool, too...
Dec 13, 2016
Suburbs want right turns on red on island of Montreal, but mayor sees no need
MONTREAL - Some elected officials are calling on the Quebec government to give the green light to right turns on red lights on the island of Montreal, but the city’s influential mayor isn’...
Dec 13, 2016
The Latest: Prosecutors ask to put Cosby accusers on stand
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Latest on Bill Cosby’s latest court appearance in a sexual-assault case (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Prosecutors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case say the 79-year-o...
Dec 13, 2016
Wonder Woman dumped as a special UN ambassador after uproar
NEW YORK - The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization tha...
Dec 13, 2016
Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed's rate decision
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Global stock markets were mixed with European stocks getting off to a weak start on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. The Fed was w...
Dec 13, 2016
Considering a dry Christmas? How to supporting an addict through the holidays
TORONTO - Ben Overvoorde’s heavy drinking spoiled too many Christmas and New Years gatherings. And so he looked forward to his first holiday season in recovery. But it was miserable. “I th...
Dec 13, 2016
Mayors of big cities call for increased revenue powers in open letter
TORONTO - Canadian cities should be able to control their own destiny, the mayors of five large Canadian urban centres said Tuesday as they demanded more power over revenue streams. In an open letter,...
Dec 13, 2016