Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ont. court approves Home Capital class-action lawsuit settlement
LONDON, Ont. - Embattled alternative mortgage lender Home Capital Group (TSX:HCG) is another step closer to rebuilding after an Ontario court approved the settlement of a $29.5 million class-action la...
Aug 21, 2017
Trump watches eclipse from White House
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump squinted and pointed skyward before donning protective glasses to take in the solar eclipse at the White House. The president was joined by wife Melania, son Barron...
Aug 21, 2017
Why AI visionary Andrew Ng teaches humans to teach computers
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Andrew Ng has led teams at Google and Baidu that have gone on to create self-learning computer programs used by hundreds of millions of people, including email spam filters and tou...
Aug 21, 2017
Veteran receiver Nik Lewis closing in on all-time receptions record
TORONTO - Two down, one more to go for Nik Lewis. The veteran receiver began the season fourth on the CFL’s all-time reception list behind Hall of Famers Terry Vaughn (1,006), Ben Cahoon (1,017)...
Aug 21, 2017
A NAFTA chapter focused on Indigenous rights will be crucial, Bellegarde says
OTTAWA - The push for an Indigenous chapter in a renegotiated NAFTA could require support from Indigenous Peoples south of the border as well as in Canada, says Assembly of First Nations National Chie...
Aug 21, 2017
Jerry Lewis telethons played 'pivotal role,' says Muscular Dystrophy Canada
TORONTO - The passionate advocacy work of Jerry Lewis has left an indelible mark in Canada, says the head of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. CEO Barbara Stead-Coyle credits much of today’s research b...
Aug 21, 2017
Police hunt suspected TV thief in 'I'm Broke Baby' T-shirt
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. - Police in suburban Kansas City are on the hunt for a man accused of stealing a TV while wearing a T-shirt with the phrase “I’m Broke Baby” on it. The Lee...
Aug 21, 2017
Ottawa wants info on impact of nuclear-waste bunker on Indigenous community
TORONTO - Further information on how a proposed nuclear-waste bunker near Lake Huron might affect area First Nations peoples is needed before the government decides whether to approve the project, fed...
Aug 21, 2017
Record $417M award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company’s iconic baby ...
Aug 21, 2017
More people have overdosed in Vancouver so far this year compared to 2016 total
VANCOUVER - More people have fatally overdosed in Vancouver so far this year compared with the total number of illicit-drug deaths for all of 2016, the city says. It says 232 overdose deaths have been...
Aug 21, 2017