Category Archives: Canadian Press
Montreal and bike groups fume at increased fines for cyclists in new highway code
MONTREAL - Springtime in Montreal is synonymous with terrasses, flowers and cyclists, but this year bike lovers will be in for a nasty surprise when the updated Highway Safety Code comes into law. Cyc...
Apr 6, 2018
NHL announces additional playoff tiebreaking procedure for Flyers and Panthers
NEW YORK - The NHL has never held a tiebreaker game for a playoff spot, but the ground rules have been set in the event one is needed this season. The league announced Friday the Philadelphia Flyers a...
Apr 6, 2018
Trevor Zinck, former member of Nova Scotia legislature, found safe: police
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax have withdrawn their request for help in locating a former member of the Nova Scotia legislature who was reported missing this week. Officers asked for help finding 47-year...
Apr 6, 2018
Transparent patch designed to detect pathogens like E. coli in packaged foods
TORONTO - Researchers at McMaster University have developed a transparent test patch for food packaging that detects the presence of potentially deadly bacteria like E. coli, with the aim of telling c...
Apr 6, 2018
GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns after sexual harassment claims
WASHINGTON - Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold abruptly resigned Friday, four months after announcing he wouldn’t seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations. “While I planned...
Apr 6, 2018
Ontario Tories significantly more popular with male voters than Liberals: poll
TORONTO - A new poll indicates a dramatic gender divide in how Ontarians plan to vote in the spring election, with the Progressive Conservatives significantly more popular with men than the other two ...
Apr 6, 2018
Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from feds in 2017
OTTAWA - The Canadian company at the heart of the international scandal over the unauthorized use of Facebook information received $100,000 in federal funding last year to develop data-driven tools fo...
Apr 6, 2018
3 judges quit Nobel literature prize committee
STOCKHOLM - Three judges for the Nobel literature prize have resigned. Klas Ostergren, Kjell Espmark and Peter Englund released statements or letters Friday to Swedish media but gave few details. Engl...
Apr 6, 2018
Man charged in rampage near young son of actress Jaime King
LOS ANGELES - Authorities say a man who hopped atop a car and smashed its windows, while the 4-year-old son of Actress Jaime King was sitting inside, has been charged with battery, child endangerment ...
Apr 6, 2018
Breathe, re-evaluate, slow down: Advice for the golfer when a hole goes awry
Almost everyone who has picked up a golf club knows the feeling. Shanking shot after shot into the woods. Approach shots continuously landing in the drink. Repeatedly trying to get your ball out of th...
Apr 6, 2018