Category Archives: Canadian Press
RA Dickey agrees to $8M deal with Braves
ATLANTA - R.A. Dickey was won over by an Atlanta Braves sales team that included two Hall of Famers, including a fellow knuckleballer. Dickey said he knew the Braves would be a good fit after meeting ...
Nov 10, 2016
Opioid use taking toll in Ontario with hundreds of overdose deaths: report
TORONTO - The use of opioids varies dramatically across Ontario, but overall the potent and addictive medications are responsible for hundreds of overdose deaths each year, researchers say. A study by...
Nov 10, 2016
Top court sides with two doctors in Quebec malpractice case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with two doctors in a Quebec malpractice case, overturning an appeal court finding against them. The case deals with the death of Marc Edmond, a healthy ...
Nov 10, 2016
Quarterback Mitchell, receiver Jackson named outstanding player finalists
TORONTO - Once again Bo Levi Mitchell is a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player award. On Thursday, the Calgary Stampeders quarterback got the West Division nod for the second straight year...
Nov 10, 2016
Naomi Klein to get Australia's Sydney Peace Prize
TORONTO - Canadian journalist and activist Naomi Klein will receive Australia’s 2016 Sydney Peace Prize on Friday. The Sydney Peace Foundation at the University of Sydney awards the internationa...
Nov 10, 2016
Two men arrested in death of American man in Toronto for bachelor party
TORONTO - Two men are facing murder charges and a third suspect is being sought after an American man visiting Toronto for a bachelor party was beaten to death last week. Julian Jones, 26, died early ...
Nov 10, 2016
Ottawa to invest $350 million to help dairy producers adjust to CETA
Ottawa is setting aside $350 million to help dairy producers weather the impacts of Canada’s trade agreement with the European Union, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced Thursday. A...
Nov 10, 2016
Average US 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.57 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 3.57 per cent ...
Nov 10, 2016
Wally Buono's return to the sidelines at forefront of B.C. Lions' revival
SURREY, B.C. - When the television cameras are switched off, a different Wally Buono emerges. More at ease, the coach with the most wins in CFL history - and counting - will sometimes sit down with re...
Nov 10, 2016
Ottawa announces plan to dismantle abandoned cargo ship near Quebec town
MONTREAL - The dismantling of an abandoned, rusting cargo ship southwest of Montreal should begin next spring, the federal government announced Thursday. A contract has been awarded for the constructi...
Nov 10, 2016