Category Archives: Canadian Press
New Mexico Supreme Court won't restore funds to Legislature
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request to override budget vetoes, leaving negotiations about how to solve the state’s budget crisis - and restore funding to...
May 11, 2017
Flashback: Danny Dichio remembers first ever Toronto FC goal 10 years on
TORONTO - Carl Robinson still has one. So does Chris Pozniak. Jim Brennan thinks his may be at his parents’ house. Danny Dichio’s son saved him one. Toronto FC’s first ever goal, sco...
May 11, 2017
Ottawa Redblacks promote Jeremy Snyder to assistant general manager
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks promoted Jeremy Snyder to assistant general manager Thursday. He replaces Brock Sunderland, who left the organization to become the Edmonton Eskimos’ general manage...
May 11, 2017
Saskatchewan Riders acquire Canadian safety Mike Edem from B.C. Lions
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired national safety Mike Edem from the B.C. Lions on Thursday. The two teams also swapped conditional 2018 draft picks. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Edem was ...
May 11, 2017
Final remains of murdered aboriginal woman returned to family after eight years
HALIFAX - The final remains of a murdered Mi’kmaq woman have been returned to her family, eight years after Tanya Brooks’ body was found outside a Halifax school. Brooks’ sister Vane...
May 11, 2017
Five things to know about Aeroplan points and Air Canada's new loyalty program
TORONTO - Air Canada (TSX:AC) is saying au revoir to Aeroplan as it unveils plans to start an in-house loyalty rewards program in 2020. Here’s what that means for the five million Aeroplan membe...
May 11, 2017
Full business investment rebound unlikely in advanced economies: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - A new Bank of Canada analysis says it has doubts business investment in advanced economies will accelerate back to its level before the 2007-09 global financial crisis. The discussion paper s...
May 11, 2017
Infantino blames 'fake news' for FIFA woes, offers no cases
MANAMA, Bahrain - Gianni Infantino waged a strident defence of his FIFA leadership by lashing out at “fake news” and “alternative facts” circulated about a governing body he in...
May 11, 2017
DNA evidence in retrial of accused in Winnipeg teen's death flawed: defence
WINNIPEG - The lawyer for a man accused of killing a teenaged girl in Winnipeg three decades ago told court Thursday the Crown’s evidence is deeply, fatally flawed. In his closing arguments, Sau...
May 11, 2017
Aiming High: Canadian climber Sean McColl shoots for Olympic podium in Tokyo
Sean McColl’s versatility has helped make him one of the best all-around climbers in the world. He’ll rocket up a wall in speed climbing like a squirrel being chased up a tree. His boulder...
May 11, 2017