Category Archives: Canadian Press
US median incomes grew in 2017 for a 3rd straight year
WASHINGTON - The income of a median U.S. household rose for a third straight year in 2017, boosted by a rise in the number of Americans with full-time, year-round jobs. The Census Bureau said Wednesda...
Sep 12, 2018
It wasn't easy, but Pangos finally returns to Canada's national team
MONTREAL - Kevin Pangos was looking forward to his first appearance with Canada’s basketball team in years. He went to great lengths with his new club FC Barcelona to be able to play. But for a ...
Sep 12, 2018
Streaking Ticats face big test against West Division-leading Stampeders
Jeremiah Masoli and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats face a stiff test Saturday afternoon. Hamilton (6-5) hosts the West Division-leading Calgary Stampeders (9-2) at Tim Hortons Field. The Ticats, fresh off a ...
Sep 12, 2018
Case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard put over to next month in Toronto
TORONTO - The case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard, who faces three sex-related charges, was put over to next month after a brief hearing in Toronto on Wednesday. Hoggard’s lawyer Ian Smith say...
Sep 12, 2018
Canadians in Florence's path prepare for worst: 'It's coming straight for us'
Canadian James Hrynyshyn and his family were drawing up emergency lists and charging battery-operated devices on Wednesday, among the millions diligently preparing for hurricane Florence, a monster st...
Sep 12, 2018
Kangaroo gets the jump on Mississippi owners and flees
HARRISVILLE, Miss. - A kangaroo is on the run - or maybe the jump - in central Mississippi. The Simpson County sheriff’s office says deputies have been looking for a 10-month-old kangaroo since ...
Sep 12, 2018
P.E.I. scraps business immigration program criticized for oversight problems
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island is scrapping a controversial business immigration program which prompted federal investigations alleging hundreds of applicants never settled on the Island. The pr...
Sep 12, 2018
Former Raptors GM Glen Grunwald to become president and CEO of Canada Basketball
LAVAL, Que. - Glen Grunwald will become the president and CEO of Canada Basketball effective Oct. 1, the sport’s national governing body announced on Wednesday. Grunwald was general manager of t...
Sep 12, 2018
LeBlanc in conflict over surf clam licence, ethics commissioner says
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc was found in breach of conflict of interest rules Wednesday for approving an Arctic surf clam licence to a company that employed a family me...
Sep 12, 2018
Quebec Liberals promise continued balanced budgets in a second term
MONTREAL - A re-elected Liberal government would ensure several more years of balanced budgets, leader Philippe Couillard promised Wednesday as he announced his party’s financial framework. Coui...
Sep 12, 2018