Category Archives: Canadian Press
Premier League TV growth halted as UK rights sold for $6bn
LONDON - The Premier League’s inflationary bubble burst Tuesday when the $6 billion sale of British television rights produced a drop in the value of matches. The past two domestic deals both pr...
Feb 13, 2018
Trump hamstrings U.S. NAFTA negotiators, says Canada's chief negotiator
OTTAWA - The effort to rescue NAFTA has made limited progress because U.S. bargainers find themselves hamstrung by the Trump White House and the fact talks are taking place too quickly, Canada’s...
Feb 13, 2018
Alaskan musher wins Yukon Quest dog sled race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse
WHITEHORSE - An Alaskan musher has won his third title in the 35th Yukon Quest international dog sled race. Allen Moore of Two Rivers, Alaska, crossed the finish line in Whitehorse on Tuesday morning ...
Feb 13, 2018
Rural group seeks better relations with Saskatchewan's Indigenous people
REGINA - An organization that bills itself as the voice of rural Saskatchewan is calling for consideration, patience and understanding following the acquittal of a farmer in the shooting death of a yo...
Feb 13, 2018
New rules for use of surveillance cameras in Quebec care centres start March 7
MONTREAL - New rules governing surveillance cameras in long-term care facilities in Quebec strike a balance between respecting residents’ rights and protecting the reputation of staff members, t...
Feb 13, 2018
Murder trial hears accused met with Tina Fontaine after she was reported missing
WINNIPEG - Jurors were told shortly before 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body was found in the Red River wrapped in a duvet cover and weighed down by rocks, her accused killer told an acquaintance...
Feb 13, 2018
Israeli leader vows to carry on despite corruption charges
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to carry on Wednesday after police recommended indicting him on corruption charges, angrily dismissing the allegations and the critics calli...
Feb 13, 2018
U.S. tax reform will end new corporate inversions in Canada, say economists
MONTREAL - Economists say recently enacted U.S. tax reforms will hurt Canada’s competitiveness and give companies another reason to set up shop in or even relocate south of the border. Ian de Ve...
Feb 13, 2018
Receiver Nic Demski returns home. agrees to terms with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Nic Demski is returning home. The Winnipeg native agreed to terms with the Blue Bombers on Tuesday, roughly an hour after becoming a CFL free agent. The six-foot, 210-pound Demski spent his...
Feb 13, 2018
Eco-warming called pervasive threat to key cold water fish in northern Ontario
TORONTO - Gradual warming due to climate change posts the most pervasive threat to a vital economic and cultural resource in one of the world’s last intact ecosystems: the fish that live in the ...
Feb 13, 2018