Category Archives: Canadian Press
British Airways travellers' credit card details hacked
LONDON - Hackers obtained the credit card details of some 380,000 British Airways travellers during a two-week data breach this summer that leaves the customers vulnerable to financial fraud, the airl...
Sep 07, 2018
National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at August employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.0 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.4 per cent (61.6) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent ...
Sep 07, 2018
Former Canadian Olympic Committee boss to lead Toronto esports franchise
TORONTO - After leading Canada’s Olympic charge for seven years, Chris Overholt is now looking to help Toronto make its mark on the esports map. Overholt, who stepped down as CEO of the Canadian...
Sep 07, 2018
Baloney Meter: Are Liberals to blame for cancelled energy projects?
OTTAWA - “The Liberals are failing Canadians by destroying investment confidence in the energy sector in Canada... The reality is this: that under the Liberals more energy investment has been lo...
Sep 07, 2018
High-stakes diplomacy as battle for Syria's Idlib looms
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran and Russia on Friday backed a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey pleaded for a cease-fire, narrowing the chances of a diplomatic solution...
Sep 07, 2018
Fate of vessel that survived wars, Halifax Explosion unclear as rust sets in
HALIFAX - A vintage navy vessel that survived world wars and the Halifax Explosion is falling victim to a more mundane threat - the destructive force of salt water, according to provincial government ...
Sep 07, 2018
In the news today, Sept. 7
Five stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 7 --- MANHUNT CONTINUES IN ST. CATHARINES Police searched into the night for two armed men following a daytime shooting in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday ...
Sep 07, 2018
Wild eagle strikes a pose after landing on amateur fishermen's boat
VANCOUVER - In the picture, the brown-coloured eagle’s golden-yellow talons curl on the edge of the boat. Derril McKenzie, a millwright from Kelowna, B.C., smiles into the camera, leaning in to ...
Sep 07, 2018
Indigenous groups have specific, measurable requests that could save pipeline
OTTAWA - Rerouting the pipeline expansion to avoid a First Nation’s aquifer and ensuring another First Nation will always be immediately notified of a pipeline spill are among the steps Ottawa c...
Sep 07, 2018
Local governments should get 40 per cent of B.C.'s pot revenue: advocacy group
VANCOUVER - The advocacy group for local governments in British Columbia wants the provincial government to fork over a 40 per cent share of its marijuana tax revenue when the drug becomes legal. The ...
Sep 07, 2018