Category Archives: Canadian Press
Foreign cyberthreat to Canadian elections increasing, spy agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada’s electronic spy agency issued a stark warning Friday that online attempts to influence or undermine the country’s electoral process are on the increase - and steps must be...
Jun 16, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack forward Jack Bussey back in action after cancer surgery
Toronto Wolfpack loose forward Jack Bussey went to the doctor to treat what he thought was a simple viral infection. He had a bit of a temperature and felt nauseous and under the weather. He thought h...
Jun 16, 2017
Cubs' Joe Maddon opens playground in Pennsylvania hometown
HAZLETON, Pa. - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has returned to his Pennsylvania hometown to help open and dedicate a new $250,000 playground. The playground is part of the Hazleton One Community Cent...
Jun 16, 2017
Amazon buying Whole Foods in bold move into brick and mortar
NEW YORK - Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a stunning move into brick-and-mortar retail that sets the stage for more radical store experimentation and intensified...
Jun 16, 2017
Man dies in Niagara Falls after surviving 2003 plunge
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A man who survived a plunge over Niagara Falls without protection in 2003 has died after he went over again, this time inside an inflatable ball. Police tell the Syracuse Post-St...
Jun 16, 2017
Right to a timely trial 'cannot be lightly discarded,' Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - All players in the justice system need to do their part to target the “root causes” of unnecessary trial delays, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday in affirming its landmark ...
Jun 16, 2017
Alleged Yahoo hacker Karim Baratov may not fight extradition to U.S.: Lawyer
HAMILTON - A Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails may decide not to fight his extradition to the U.S. Karim Baratov’s lawyer said Friday his client is considering waiving his r...
Jun 16, 2017
Montreal police arrest four after drug raids turn up $2.5 million in meth
MONTREAL - Police say four people have been arrested after a series of raids targeting a drug production and distribution ring in the Montreal area. Montreal police say they seized at least $2.5 milli...
Jun 16, 2017
Markets Right Now: Grocer stocks plunge on Whole Foods deal
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Major U.S. indexes are slightly lower in midday trading on Wall Street, but grocery stores and other retailers are plungin...
Jun 16, 2017
FIFA targets gay slurs by Chile, Mexico fans in Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - In a bid to rid the World Cup of gay slurs, FIFA will get tough with Latin American fans in Russia. FIFA has ordered tighter monitoring of offensive incidents at Confederation...
Jun 16, 2017