Category Archives: Canadian Press
B.C. premier, Green leader support electoral reform at referendum rally
VICTORIA - Those for and against changing British Columbia’s provincial voting system to a form proportional representation will soon have a say as residents begin receiving referendum ballots i...
Oct 23, 2018
Numbers drawn for record $1.6B Mega Millions jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa - The winning numbers have been drawn for the record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot, but it isn’t immediately clear if there’s a winner . The numbers drawn in ...
Oct 23, 2018
Drouin scores deciding goal as Canadiens hold off Flames in 3-2 win
MONTREAL - Flames goalie David Rittich did everything he could to keep Calgary in the game for the second straight outing, but he fell just short against the Montreal Canadiens. After a 44-save perfor...
Oct 23, 2018
Pastrnak, Bergeron combine for seven points to lead Bruins past Senators 4-1
OTTAWA - Coach Guy Boucher says the Ottawa Senators can hold their heads high despite losing to the Boston Bruins for the second time this season. David Pastrnak led the way for the Bruins with two go...
Oct 23, 2018
Ottawa's Homan opens with 6-2 win over Manitoba's Fleury at curling Masters
TRURO, N.S. - Rachel Homan has kicked off her Masters tournament with a win. The Ottawa skip opened the round-robin draw of the second event and first major of the Grand Slam of Curling with a 6-2 vic...
Oct 23, 2018
'Mockingbird' chosen as America's best-loved novel in vote
LOS ANGELES - “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overcame wizards and time travellers to be voted America’s best-loved novel by readers nation...
Oct 23, 2018
Disney animation and Pixar president Ed Catmull to retire
LOS ANGELES - Ed Catmull, the president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios since 2006, is retiring next year. The Walt Disney Company says Tuesday that the 73-year-old Pixar co-founder will re...
Oct 23, 2018
'My name is Lisa:' Immersive exhibit explores child abuse from kid's view
CALGARY - An exhibit in the United States that immerses people into the world of a child who has suffered abuse is being used by the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre to try and protect kids. Sara...
Oct 23, 2018
Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people whose email addresses and other personal information were ...
Oct 23, 2018
Americans who don't have a bank account at lowest level ever
NEW YORK - The percentage of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday, a sign that the economic fortunes of the country...
Oct 23, 2018