Category Archives: Canadian Press
Designated driver rewards part of Saskatchewan plan to reduce drunk driving
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is testing five pilot projects in an attempt to curb high rates of drunk driving, including one that rewards designated drivers. “We can’t continue to ...
Jul 30, 2018
New Brunswick Speaker apologizes for comments deemed as harassment
FREDERICTON - The Speaker of the New Brunswick legislature has issued a public apology for comments that an investigation deemed as harassing. Chris Collins stood in front of the legislature building ...
Jul 30, 2018
Calgary Flames sign forward Garnet Hathaway to one-year deal
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have re-signed American winger Garnet Hathaway to a one-year contract. The deal is worth US$850,000. Hathaway had four goals and nine assists in 59 games for the Flames la...
Jul 30, 2018
50 years on, McDonald's and fast-food evolve around Big Mac
NEW YORK - McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it isn’t changing the makings of its most famous burger. The company is celebrating the 1968 national ...
Jul 30, 2018
Toronto council votes to oppose Ontario bill to cut number of councillors
Toronto city council voted Monday to express its opposition to a controversial bill that would cut the council nearly in half to the Ontario government. Council also voted to request that the provinci...
Jul 30, 2018
Quebec police investigating after Premier Philippe Couillard's boat sinks
SAINT-PRIME, Que. - Authorities are investigating after a fishing boat belonging to Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard sank while docked at a marina in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Quebec provin...
Jul 30, 2018
US pending home sales rose 0.9 per cent in June
WASHINGTON - More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in June compared to May, but the volume of pending sales has slipped over the past year. The National Association of Realtors said Monday...
Jul 30, 2018
Forest fire in northeastern Ontario threatens stretch of Trans-Canada Highway
PARRY SOUND, Ont. - Crews battling massive fires in northwestern Ontario have been diverted to the heart of the province’s cottage country, where a smaller blaze that started more than a week ag...
Jul 30, 2018
Canadian Mike Pyke on what to watch for at an Aussie Rules Football game
SYDNEY, Australia - There’s a lot to see at an Aussie Rules Football game, with 36 players and nine umpires scattered on a giant grass oval. Canadian Mike Pyke, a former ruckman for the Sydney S...
Jul 30, 2018
A quick explainer on how to play the all-action game of Aussie Rules Football
SYDNEY, Australia - A quick explainer of Aussie Rules Football: - The average field is 165 metres long and 135 metres wide. - Each team dresses 22 players for a game, with 18 on the field at any one t...
Jul 30, 2018