Category Archives: Canadian Press
Federal panel set up to explore the mysteries of youth employment
OTTAWA - Canada could soon find itself facing unexpected economic and social fallout without a clearer picture of where and how young people are failing in the labour market, says the chairwoman of a ...
Oct 17, 2016
Suspect in Jays beer can tossing case no longer works for Postmedia
TORONTO - A man who was charged after allegedly tossing a beer can towards a Baltimore outfielder during a high-intensity Blue Jays playoff game is no longer employed at the media company he worked fo...
Oct 17, 2016
Als receivers tweet farewell messages amid reports they've been released
MONTREAL - Duron Carter’s controversy-ridden stay with the Montreal Alouettes ended Monday when he and fellow receiver Kenny Stafford were released by the CFL club. The team gave no explanation ...
Oct 17, 2016
Manitoba RCMP tweet as slain teen in effort to stir leads in cold case
An unorthodox social media campaign that sees police tweeting from the perspective of a 15-year-old murder victim is serving its purpose by making the teenager seem more like a person than a statistic...
Oct 17, 2016
Caterpillar CEO to retire next year
NEW YORK - Caterpillar said Monday that CEO and Chairman Doug Oberhelman will retire from the company next year and will be replaced as CEO by Jim Umpleby, an executive who has worked at the construct...
Oct 17, 2016
FIFA blocks stadium rock concerts ahead of 2018 World Cup
GENEVA - FIFA has blocked rock concerts from being staged in World Cup stadiums in the weeks before the 2018 tournament kicks off in Russia. FIFA passed a rule “to ensure that the field of play ...
Oct 17, 2016
Ontario puts two-year hold on permits for new bottled water operations
TORONTO - Nestle will have to wait two years before it can even test a well it purchased in a fast-growing southern Ontario community which wanted the site for its drinking water supply. The Ontario g...
Oct 17, 2016
Records: Phone failed to trigger bomb outside police station
DENVER - A man suspected of leaving a backpack bomb outside a police station in a small Colorado mountain town tried several times to remotely detonate the homemade device using a cellphone but failed...
Oct 17, 2016
US factory production rebounded in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturers boosted output modestly last month, led by greater production of construction supplies, autos and petroleum products. The Federal Reserve says factory production rose 0...
Oct 17, 2016
Yet another round of sweeping changes, but some curling calm restored
CALGARY - The start of this curling season is an attempt to stuff the sweeping genie back in the bottle. Elite curlers now have the same fabric - an “ugly mustard yellow” as skip Brad Gush...
Oct 17, 2016