Category Archives: Canadian Press
Canadian centre back Kamal Miller signs contract with Orlando City SC
ORLAND, Fla. - Canadian Kamal Miller, a second-round draft pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, has signed with Orlando City SC. The 21-year-old centre back from Toronto, who went 27th overall in the draf...
Mar 01, 2019
U.S. and Canadian negotiators have 'frank' talks on Columbia River Treaty
WASHINGTON - A British Columbia cabinet minister monitoring negotiations with the United States over the future of the expiring Columbia River Treaty says talks have been “frank” around op...
Mar 01, 2019
The Latest: Marijuana legalization bill dying in Hawaii
HONOLULU - The Latest on marijuana legalization in Hawaii (all times local): 9:45 a.m. Legislation that would legalize marijuana in Hawaii is dying. The measure must pass out of the Senate Health Comm...
Mar 01, 2019
Governor: No reason to think Amazon might reconsider plan
NEW YORK - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday that his efforts to get Amazon back on board with a New York headquarters have not worked and that he doesn’t want the failed Amazon deal to drive other ...
Mar 01, 2019
After 'botch,' Walmart moves to keep disabled greeters
Walmart endured more than a week’s worth of bad publicity before announcing publicly that it was making “every effort” to find a role for disabled workers who had been threatened wit...
Mar 01, 2019
CFL players not happy about having to wait for their off-season bonuses
Rob Maver says CFL players aren’t a happy bunch as their union continues preparations for the start of collective bargaining negotiation with the league. The CFL Players’ Association and C...
Mar 01, 2019
Search into missing cryptocurrency turns up empty 'cold wallets:' Report
HALIFAX - The high-profile search for $190 million in missing cryptocurrency owed to users of the beleaguered QuadrigaCX trading platform has turned up a small amount of digital assets, but the intrig...
Mar 01, 2019

The significance of Jody Wilson-Raybould invoking Indigenous 'Big House' laws
TORONTO - Rarely are Indigenous laws invoked on Parliament Hill, but that’s exactly what happened this week when Jody Wilson-Raybould cited core values shaped by “a long line of matriarchs...
Mar 01, 2019
Documentary released 2 years after filmmaker's diving death
MIAMI - The family and friends of a Canadian filmmaker and conservationist who died during a shark-filming excursion in the Florida Keys are releasing his final documentary. “Sharkwater Extincti...
Mar 01, 2019

Federal legislation for cannabis-possession pardon not enough, critics say
OTTAWA - Long-awaited legislation that makes getting a pardon for simple possession of cannabis cheaper and quicker made it to the House of Commons Friday, but critics say it won’t be enough to ...
Mar 01, 2019