Category Archives: Canadian Press
Where are the drones? Amazon's customers are still waiting
Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people’s doorsteps by now. Amazon customers are still waiting. And it’s unclear when, if ever, t...
Dec 03, 2018
UK's May says she'll still have her job after Brexit vote
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May brushed aside questions Monday about whether she will resign if her Brexit deal is rejected by Parliament next week, saying she’s confident she’...
Dec 03, 2018
Labour, environment standards key to getting USMCA through: Canadian ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada’s pressure to include “soft things” like labour standards in the new North American free-trade treaty will help secure critical support for the deal from Democrats in...
Dec 03, 2018
Ottawa announces $50M to support survivors of gender-based violence
HALIFAX - Forty days ago, a woman returned to her home on Nova Scotia’s We’koqma’q First Nation to find her 22-year-old daughter, Cassidy Bernard - a new mother of infant twins - dea...
Dec 03, 2018
Team Jacobs returns to the ice at Canada Cup with Kennedy to fill in for Fry
A new-look Team Brad Jacobs will have a fellow Olympian in tow at this week’s Canada Cup as the rink attempts to put recent distractions aside and continue a strong first half of the season. Mar...
Dec 03, 2018
Scheifele, Hill, Huberdeau named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele, Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill and Florida Panthers left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau are the NHL three stars of the week. Scheifele shared the league ...
Dec 03, 2018
Canadian weightlifter Christine Girard receives gold, bronze medals
OTTAWA - Christine Girard called it a victory for clean sport. The 33-year-old received her London 2012 Olympic gold and Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medals on Monday in a much-anticipated ceremony for...
Dec 03, 2018
US-China trade truce sends US stocks solidly higher
A welcome truce in the escalating U.S.-China trade dispute put investors in a buying mood Monday, sending U.S. stocks solidly higher and extending the market’s gains from last week. The broad ra...
Dec 03, 2018
Newfoundlanders remember former president Bush's fishing trips to Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Some prominent Newfoundlanders are reflecting on the late George H.W. Bush and his affection for the fishing trips he made to the province. The former U.S. president passed aw...
Dec 03, 2018
'A national priority:" Alberta sets legal wheels in motion to cut oil production
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and her cabinet have put the legal wheels in motion to begin cutting oil production, while calling on the federal government to step up. “We don’t ...
Dec 03, 2018