Category Archives: Canadian Press
Hackers breach HealthCare.gov system, get data on 75,000
WASHINGTON - A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people, officials said Friday. The C...
Oct 19, 2018
New tax break rules for 'opportunity zone' investors
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is proposing rules for investors in a new program that it says could have a big impact on economically depressed areas around the country. About 8,700 so-called &...
Oct 19, 2018
Return to sender: Postal union warns of fallout if US leaves
GENEVA - No international letters, no international packages: A top official with a 192-country postal union says that’s what Americans can expect if the Trump administration goes through with p...
Oct 19, 2018
California rolling forward with pot delivery regulations
LOS ANGELES - California moved a step closer Friday to allowing marijuana deliveries in communities that have banned retail sales of the drug as regulators rebuffed cities and police chiefs who are op...
Oct 19, 2018
CEO of mining company tears into analysts during rant
The CEO of a mining company exploded at Wall Street analysts on Friday, saying they don’t know how to read financial reports and should quit their jobs. “You guys should resign for your la...
Oct 19, 2018
Sky's the limit as Calgary opens testing area for drones and new technologies
CALGARY - The sky’s the limit as the city of Calgary opens what it believes is the first testing area in Canada for drones, autonomous vehicles and other technologies. The city has set aside a 5...
Oct 19, 2018
Hughes-less Roughriders face Stampeders with playoff fortunes at stake for both
CALGARY - Two CFL teams with stalled offences want to get back on track Saturday in Calgary. With a receiving corps thinned by injuries, the Calgary Stampeders (12-3) laboured moving the ball in a 26-...
Oct 19, 2018
Thousands of Swoop passengers inconvenienced as airline cancels flights to U.S.
Thousands of Swoop passengers have been forced to make alternative last-minute flight plans after the WestJet Airlines discount subsidiary cancelled 16 flights in the coming days between Canada and th...
Oct 19, 2018
Outgoing Sportsnet president Moore weighs in on his past, present and future
TORONTO - It’s hard not to be distracted when you walk into outgoing Sportsnet president Scott Moore’s corner office. A variety of sports highlight shows are playing on a dozen different t...
Oct 19, 2018
SpaceX delays launch of three Canadian RADARSAT satellites until February
MONTREAL - There’s been another delay in the launch of Canada’s three Earth-observation satellites known as the RADARSAT Constellation. The satellites, which will use radar to locate ships...
Oct 19, 2018