Category Archives: Canadian Press
BlackBerry to get $40M in federal funds to support self-driving car development
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is giving $40 million in federal money to BlackBerry to help the company develop self-driving car technologies. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in the Ottawa subu...
Feb 14, 2019
Canadian women's hockey team edges U.S. 4-3 to push Rivalry Series to third game
TORONTO - Jamie Lee Rattray pushed the Rivalry Series to a third and deciding game. Rattray’s third-period goal proved to be the winner as Canada earned a 4-3 decision over the arch-rival U.S. a...
Feb 14, 2019
A few feel-good moments to remember from NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK - Fashion Week has ended in New York, leaving a trail of sequins and feathers, worn-out stilettos and blisters and traffic jams. But sometimes, fashion feels good: there were some moments of ...
Feb 14, 2019
Ottawa spending $12 million to upgrade remote airport near site of 2017 crash
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - The federal government says it will spend $12 million to improve safety at a remote northern Saskatchewan airport near where a plane crashed in December 2017 shortly after takeoff...
Feb 14, 2019
Amazon's exit could scare off tech companies from New York
NEW YORK - Amazon’s decision to walk away from New York City could scare off other tech companies considering moving to or expanding in the city. That’s according to experts analyzing the ...
Feb 14, 2019
AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
CARACAS, Venezuela - A month into Venezuela’s high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government has held secret talks with the ...
Feb 14, 2019
Quebec tables legislation to create universal kindergarten for 4-year-olds
QUEBEC - The Quebec government moved towards fulfilling a key election promise today as it tabled a bill that would ensure children can attend kindergarten at four years old. The legislation introduce...
Feb 14, 2019
Israeli spyware company NSO is re-acquired by its founders
JERUSALEM - An Israeli software firm known for its phone-surveillance technology said Thursday that it has been re-acquired by its founders. The NSO group announced that U.S.-based private equity firm...
Feb 14, 2019
Amazon dumps NYC headquarters and its promised 25,000 jobs
NEW YORK - Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to t...
Feb 14, 2019
Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales fell in December, posting the biggest drop since September 2009 and delivering more evidence that last year’s holiday sales fizzled unexpectedly. Even e-commerce s...
Feb 14, 2019